Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health; 2021: 7
ISSN 2398-4082 (online)
August 2021

Edition 7: Aging City Edition

Editorial

Ageing and dementia-friendly urban design: New directions for interdisciplinary research
Daniel Gan (1) and Zdravko Trivic (2)
(1) Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
(2) Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Analysis

Dementia-friendly neighborhoods: Methodological challenges and research opportunities
​Jessica M Finlay (1) and Gabriella Y Meltzer (2)
(1)Social Environment and Health Program, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
(2) Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York City, New York, United States
How do green spaces prevent cognitive decline? A call for “research-by-design”
Gan, D. R. Y. (1), Zhang, L.(2), Ng, T. K. S.(3)
(1) Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
(2) School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
​(3) Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore

Research

Wayfinding and Urban Design From the Perspective of People Living With Dementia – A Call for Participatory Research
Helga Rohra (1,2), Jim Mann (1,3), Mike Rommerskirch-Manietta (4,5), Martina Roes (4,5), and Saskia Kuliga*(4,5)
1 International Dementia Advocates, shared first authorship
2 German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Patient Council, Bonn, Germany
3 University of British Columbia, Co-Investigator in the research project ‘Putting Social Citizenship into Practice: Improving the Lives of People with Dementia’, Vancouver, Canada    4 German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Witten Site, Witten, Germany    
5 University of Witten/Herdecke, Faculty of Health, Department of Nursing Science, Witten, Germany
A Comparative Analysis of Selected Mental Health Disorders Among Older Residents of Suburbs Versus Neighborhoods
Hamid Iravani (1), Mina Moghtaderi, PhD (2), and Rana Romina Iravani (3)
(1) PARSONS, Transportation Planning Director, Fellows Board Member, Dubai, UAE
*Corresponding author: Hamid.Iravani@Parsons.com
(2) Health Psychologist, Dubai, UAE
(3) Psychology Student, New York University, New York, USA

Case Studies

Age’n’dem: Age and Dementia Friendly Streetscapes Toolkit
Guy Luscombe (1) and Carmel Boyce (2)
(1) SYSTEM Architects, Sydney, Australia
(2) Equity Justice Access, Melbourne, Australia
The Square Dance in China: How Sensory Design Can Foster Inter-Generational Interaction and Improve Older Adults’ Wellbeing
Yunhua Zhu, Yi Zhang, Yiwei Wang, Zdravko Trivic
National University of Singapore, Singapore
The Repository: Where Reminiscence becomes Reliving through Synesthetic Architecture
Jian Wei Justin Tan*, Jia Ying Elisabeth Yaw, Yisang Wang, Zdravko Trivic
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Towards an Alternative Design Culture to  Empower Older People through Active Ageing
Sharyl Ng Yun Hui and Ye Zhang
National University of Singapore

City Case Studies

LAGOS, NIGERIA
A Case Study of Urban Design for Wellbeing and Mental Health in Lagos, Nigeria
Funmi Akindejoye
Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Uchenna Ezedinma
Brain Treatment Centre, Queensland, Australia
Nnenna Ike
Lund University, Sweden
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Age-friendly urban design and mental health in Sydney, Australia: a city case study
Safiah Moore
Arup, Associate, Planning Leader, Indonesia
Georgia Vitale 
Grimshaw, Practice Leader, Urban Strategy and Social Outcomes, Australia

Book Review

Restorative Cities: Urban Design for Mental Health and Wellbeing by Jenny Roe and Layla McCay - a book review
Hannah Grove
Department of Geography, Maynooth University, Ireland

About Edition 7

Publisher
The Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health is a biannual 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?

Guest editors
Daniel R. Y. Gan, PhD from the ​Gerontology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada and Zdravko Trivic, PhD from the Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Managing editor
Dr Layla McCay, Director, Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health

Cover design
Erin Sharp Newton

Note on spelling
This journal accepts all recognised spellings, so expect for example 'aging' and 'ageing' depending on where the authors are based.

Submit to Edition 8

Submission deadline is November 30th 2021.

We are particularly seeking papers from south of the equator for a special focus, but all papers at the nexus of urban design and mental health are welcome.