watch ted talks on urban design and mental health

the happy city experiment
charles montgomery, author of happy city
tedxvancouver 2014

"THE SYSTEMS AND FORMS OF OUR CITIES INFLUENCE HOW WE FEEL AND HOW WE TREAT EACH OTHER - OUR ROADS, OUR BUILDINGS, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR PARKS, OUR SIDEWALKS... THESE ARE EMOTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE"

stress in the city
mazda adli, german psychiatrist
tedxberlin 2013

"THE COMBINATION OF SOCIAL DENSITY ON THE ONE HAND AND SOCIAL ISOLATION ON THE OTHER HAND COMBINES TO GIVE CITY-SPECIFIC SOCIAL STRESS"