Creating Great Places: Evidence-based Urban Design for Health and Wellbeing

Author:   Debra Flanders Cushing ,  Evonne Miller
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367257453


Pages:   204
Publication Date:   04 November 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Debra Flanders Cushing ,  Evonne Miller
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.421kg
ISBN:  

9780367257453


ISBN 10:   0367257459
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   04 November 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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About the Authors; Introduction: Why Evidence-Based Design?; PART I: Six Critical Theories for Contemporary Urban Design; 1 Affordance Theory: Take Your Cue; 2 Prospect-Refuge Theory: Now You See Me, Now You Don’t; 3 Personal Space Theory: Keep Your Distance!; 4 Sense of Place Theory/Genius Loci: Locating the Magic; 5 Place Attachment Theory: Fostering Connections; 6 Biophilic Design Theory: The Healing Power of Nature; PART II: Applying Design Theory to Global Priorities 7 Salutogenic Design: Promoting Healthy Living; 8 Child-Friendly Design: Where Young People Thrive; 9 Age-Friendly and Inclusive Design: Designing for Everyone; 10 Sustainable Design: Radically Redesigning Our Built Environment; Conclusion: Creating Great Places through Theory-Storming; Recommended Readings; Acknowledgments; Index

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Debra Flanders Cushing is Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture within the School of Design at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. With expertise in landscape architecture and community planning, Debra worked as a design practitioner before focusing on teaching and research in academia. Debra is passionate about promoting evidence-based design within multi-disciplinary initiatives to create parks and urban environments that better support health and wellbeing for all people, especially children and youth. Evonne Miller is Professor and Director of the QUT Design Lab in the School of Design at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Drawing on her background in environmental gerontology and design psychology, her research focuses on creating sustainable, inclusive and age-friendly places. Evonne has published widely in the fields of urban design, population ageing, climate change and sustainability, and is a passionate advocate for creative arts-based participatory research.

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