Sustainable Built Environments for Health and Wellbeing

Dear Colleagues,

In the last two decades, there has been increasing interest in examining the ways in which built environments directly impact our health and well-being, and, moreover, support or constrain healthy lifestyle choices. For example, the built environment can negatively affect people’s physical health though issues such as air pollution, or can enhance it through initiatives that promote physical activities such as walking or cycling. Growing evidence also supports the linkages between built environment factors, such as noise or sensory overload, and reduced wellbeing; alternatively, urban design research has emphasized the beneficial qualities of green (and blue) spaces to mitigate these consequences and enhance mental health and wellbeing.

Yet, despite an increasing research base, knowledge gaps still exist and evidence from varied disciplines can be disparate and contradictory. The aim of this Special Issue is to explore the impact of sustainable built environments on the health and wellbeing of citizens. Papers that address the previously inconsistent findings on specific health or wellbeing outcomes in the context of different models of “sustainable” built environments, and/or explore these issues from a range of disciplines, including social sciences, humanities, and design perspectives, are encouraged. We would be particularly pleased to receive inter-disciplinary contributions.

Prof. Tim G. Townshend
Dr. Stephanie Wilkie
Guest Editors

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