Routledge Designing Future Cities for Wellbeing - Routledge

Designing Future Cities for Wellbeing explores how urban design shapes health and quality of life through interconnected systems of transportation, housing, energy, and food production. This Routledge book draws on original research to reveal the complex relationship between city structures, governance, planning, and human wellbeing. It demonstrates how designers and planners can integrate these dimensions to create healthier, more liveable urban environments. The work provides practical insights into considering transportation networks, residential spaces, sustainable energy systems, and local foodways as interdependent elements that influence city dwellers' physical and mental health. Perfect for urban planners, architects, policymakers, and students of human geography and development studies.