Fundamentals of Planning Cities for Healthy Living

The proposed book illustrates the decline of community planning for healthy living and outlines measures that can be reintroduced to foster active lifestyles.

List of contents

Preface; Acknowledgments; The Broad View; Form, Function, and Public Health; Planning for Active Mobility; Green Open Spaces; Active Life in Winter Cities; Socializing in Communities; Food Production and Distribution; Urban Design for Healthy Aging; Public and Multi-Unit Residential Buildings and Public Health; Healthy Residences; Equitable Health Promotion; Bibliography; Bibliography for Case Studies; Illustrations' Credits; Index

About the author

Avi Friedman is a professor of architecture at McGill University and the principal of Avi Friedman Consultants, Inc.

Alexandra Pollock holds a degree in urban systems from McGill University. She is a researcher at Avi Friedman Consultants, Inc., specializing in sustainable planning. 

Product details

• Authors: Avi Friedman, Friedman Avi, Alexandra Pollock
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2024
• EAN: 9781839991585
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-158-5
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 229 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, Popular medicine and health, City and town planning: architectural aspects, HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living & Personal Hygiene, carbon footprint; district heating; passive solar gain