Positive Urban Planning
How can we create cities that make us healthy and happy? Researchers are answering that question with unique studies, from how trees affect pregnancy outcomes to the importance of designing cities for young people.
How can we create cities that make us healthy and happy? Researchers are answering that question with unique studies, from how trees affect pregnancy outcomes to the importance of designing cities for young people.
Several recent studies have clarified how space can be used to meet individual patient and caregiver needs.
Badger reviews research related to the planning of suburban communities, and shares that information with readers outside the design world.
Schwarz and Hasson recently completed an interesting worksite intervention at a set of dental offices.
Kline and his colleagues have determined that national forests help us live healthier lives.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University and Clalit Healthcare Services determined that “employees who believe that they have the personal support of their peers at work are more likely to live a longer life.”
Public health advocates encourage people to ride bicycles and exercise in general to prevent obesity – but what is it like to experience an urban environment while pedaling?
The August issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine presents the negative effects of sedentary behavior on public health.
Seating options provided make it more likely that people will sit with good or bad posture, and recent research indicates that posture is particularly important in healthcare settings.
Miss the conference? Here are some highlights.