Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health; 2020: 6
ISSN 2398-4082 (online)
October 2020

Edition 6: The COVID-19 Edition

Editorials

Capturing the transformative power of COVID-19 in urban design
Layla McCay
Reimagining urban public space during COVID-19: implications for public mental health
Kavya Anchuri
Design and Contagion: well-being and the physical environment during the COVID-19 pandemic
Nelida Quintero
Built environment changes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a photoessay
Layla McCay with contributions from the urban design and mental health community

Research and Analysis

Adaptability of Public Spa­­­­­­ces and Mental Health Inequalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
​Razieh Zandieh, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen and Mahdi Zandieh 
Is all nature equal? Evaluating the role of familiarity on emotional responses to nature.
​Kathryn Terzano and Alina Gross 

City Case Studies

Urban design and mental health city case studies examine how different cities around the world apply the key principles of urban design towards population mental health. They provide insight, spotlight innovation, identify opportunities for that city to improve population mental health, and offer lessons for other cities. They are conducted using the UD/MH city case study method.
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
A Case Study of Urban Design for Wellbeing and Mental Health in Adelaide, Australia
​Trish Hansen, Rachel Pfitzner, Carmel Williams, Beth Keough, Claudia Galicki, Heath Edwards, Sally Bolton, Gabrielle Kelly, and Kim Krebs 
​ANKARA, TURKEY
​Urban Design and Psychological Health in Ankara: A City Case Study
Erkin Sarı and Özlem Bozo
GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA
Urban Design and Mental Health Case Study in George Town, Malaysia
Uta Dietrich, Jean Chu, Yeoh Hui Li,  Aish Kumar
TORONTO, CANADA
Urban design and mental health in Toronto: a city case study
Kyle Lee, Falen Fernandes, Marissa Ng, Violetta-Evelyn Reznikov, Michael Poos 

Personal view

COVID-19 showed me that my local area was designed for cars, rather than people
Denean Rowe

Submit to Edition 7

Submission deadline is March 31st 2021.

  • ​If you are interested in submitting, please see opportunities for submitting editorials, original research, case studies, analysis and more. We encourage submissions from all countries and from all academic backgrounds. Feel free to email first to discuss. 
  • Edition 7 will contain city case studies from around the world. If you are interested in conducting a city case study, please review the list of available cities, and see our city case study protocol. We are particularly seeking more case studies from Africa, and South and Central America but all are welcome.
  • If you are interested in being a guest editor, peer reviewer or cover designer, please email us.

About the Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health

Publisher
The Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health is a biannual/annual open-access, peer-reviewed and multi-disciplinary journal, published online by the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health, an international think tank that seeks to answer the question: how can we build better mental health into our cities?
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Managing editor
Dr Layla McCay, Director, Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health
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Cover design
Erin Sharp Newton