PRESS RELEASE
Edition 5 of the Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health is published this week and contains exciting new ideas and case studies on cities and wellbeing with a focus on design for children and young people, and city case studies.
Highlights
Why play is important for children’s mental health, and how city design can affect this, with examples from Copenhagen
Alice Covatta
Visiting Researcher in Architecture and Urban Design, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
An analysis of how living in high-rise buildings affects children’s play
Suruchi Modi
Associate Professor, Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Ansal University, India
Fostering student emotional wellness in New York City high schools by improving and enhancing built environments
Kelli Peterman, Theadora Swenson, Takeesha White, Yianice Hernandez, Jaimie Shaff, Monica Ortiz-Rossi, Nivea Jackson,
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Using Art and Design to Create Shared Safe Space in Urban Areas: A case study of the banks and bridges of the River Foyle in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Jak Spencer and Ralf Alwani
The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art, London, UK
A Case Study of Urban Design and Mental Health in Las Vegas
Dak Kopec
Associate Professor, School of Architecture, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
The role of environmental psychology in strategic development of urban public spaces based on aesthetic needs of citizens
Mehdi Alyari
Azad University of Qazvinlyari, Iran
Read these papers and others here: https://www.urbandesignmentalhealth.com/Edition-5.html
The Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health is a biannual peer-reviewed journal published by the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health, a think tank that explores how to design better mental health into cities.
Contact: Layla@urbandesignmentalhealth.co
Alice Covatta
Visiting Researcher in Architecture and Urban Design, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
An analysis of how living in high-rise buildings affects children’s play
Suruchi Modi
Associate Professor, Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Ansal University, India
Fostering student emotional wellness in New York City high schools by improving and enhancing built environments
Kelli Peterman, Theadora Swenson, Takeesha White, Yianice Hernandez, Jaimie Shaff, Monica Ortiz-Rossi, Nivea Jackson,
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Using Art and Design to Create Shared Safe Space in Urban Areas: A case study of the banks and bridges of the River Foyle in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Jak Spencer and Ralf Alwani
The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art, London, UK
A Case Study of Urban Design and Mental Health in Las Vegas
Dak Kopec
Associate Professor, School of Architecture, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
The role of environmental psychology in strategic development of urban public spaces based on aesthetic needs of citizens
Mehdi Alyari
Azad University of Qazvinlyari, Iran
Read these papers and others here: https://www.urbandesignmentalhealth.com/Edition-5.html
The Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health is a biannual peer-reviewed journal published by the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health, a think tank that explores how to design better mental health into cities.
Contact: Layla@urbandesignmentalhealth.co