ISBN:
9781118608371
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (738 p)
Serie:
Wiley Clinical Psychology Handbooks
Serie:
Wellbeing : a complete reference guide volume II
Paralleltitel:
Print version Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, Wellbeing and the Environment
DDC:
304.2
Schlagwort(e):
Environmental psychology
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Human ecology
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Social ecology
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Well-being
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
Part of the six-volume Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, this volume examines the ways in which the built environment can affect and enhance the wellbeing of society. Explores the effects of environment on wellbeing and provides insight and guidance for designing, creating, or providing environments that improve wellbeingLooks at the social and health issues surrounding sustainable energy and sustainable communities, and how those connect to concepts of wellbeingBrings the evidence base for environmental wellbeing into one volume from across disciplines including urban planning, psycholo
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Wellbeing and the Environment; Contents of this Volume; About the Editors; Contributors; Full Contents of Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide; Introduction to Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide; Chapter 1 Wellbeing and the Environment: An Overview; Part 1 Wellbeing and the Neighborhood; Chapter 2 Urban Neighborhoods and Mental Health across the Life Course; Chapter 3 The Impact of the Local Social and Physical Local Environment on Wellbeing; Chapter 4 Density and Mental Wellbeing; Chapter 5 Neighborhoods and Social Interaction; Chapter 6 Living in the City: Mixed Use and Quality of Life
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Chapter 7 ""We Live Here Too""... What Makes a Child-Friendly Neighborhood?Chapter 8 A Step Too Far? Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighborhoods; Chapter 9 Walkable Neighborhoods: Principles, Measures, and Health Impacts; Chapter 10 Quality of Urban Spaces and Wellbeing; Part 2 Wellbeing and Buildings; Chapter 11 Children and the Physical Environment; Chapter 12 Wellbeing and the School Environment; Chapter 13 The Built Housing Environment, Wellbeing, and Older People; Chapter 14 Workplace and Wellbeing; Chapter 15 Linking the Physical Design of Health-Care Environments to Wellbeing Indicators
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Part 3 Wellbeing and Green SpacesChapter 16 Wellbeing and Green Spaces in Cities; Chapter 17 Environmental Interaction and Engagement: Supporting Wellbeing; Part 4 Wellbeing and the Environment: Other Factors and the Future; Chapter 18 Crime and the Urban Environment: The Implications for Wellbeing; Chapter 19 Transport and Wellbeing; Chapter 20 Air Quality and Wellbeing; Chapter 21 Implications of Low-Carbon Design of Housing for Health and Wellbeing: A U.K. Case Study; Chapter 22 Cobenefits of Insulating Houses: Research Evidence and Policy Implications
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Chapter 23 The Multiple Pathways between Environment and HealthChapter 24 Summary: Wellbeing and the Environmental Implications for Design; Index
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record
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