Wildness and Wellbeing

Nature, Neuroscience, and Urban Design

Zoë Myers (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

155 Seiten

2019 | 2020 ed.
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-329-922-1 (ISBN)

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Wildness and Wellbeing explores the dynamic relationships between urban nature and mental health, offering practical strategies for urban design. Mental health is a leading global issue and our urban environments can contribute to conditions such as depression and anxiety. Presenting the latest research, this book explores how neuroscience can offer new perspectives on the crucial role everyday multisensory interactions with nature can have on our mental wellbeing. These insights can help us (un)design our streets, neighbourhoods and cities, allowing nature to be integrated back into our cities. Wildness and Wellbeing is for anyone interested in the connections between urban ecology, health, environmental science, planning, and urban design, helping to create biodiverse cities for mental health.

Dr Zoe Myers is a Lecturer at the Australian Urban Design Research Centre, part of the School of Design at the University of Western Australia, where she teaches in the Masters of Urban Design, and conducts research for local and State government.

1. Our Nature in/of the City.- 2. Reimaging Urban Nature.- 3. Multisensory Nature and Mental Health.- 4. Urban Nature and Designing for Mental Health.- 5. Conclusion: Inhabiting Space, Encountering (Our) Nature.

Erscheinungsdatum	15.11.2019
Zusatzinfo	24 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 155 p. 24 illus.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	981-329-922-3 / 9813299223
ISBN-13	978-981-329-922-1 / 9789813299221
Zustand	Neuware