Healthy Built Environments Supporting Everyday Occupations

Current Thinking in Urban Planning

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12643668
AutoresSusan Thompson (0000-0001-9689-1490, The University of Sydney, autor de correspondencia), Jennifer Kent (0000-0002-3051-7698, The University of Sydney)
Año2013
Volumen21
Número1
Páginas25-41
Fecha de publicación2013-12-16
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Occupational Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1442-7591 • E-ISSN: 2158-1576
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14427591.2013.867562
OpenAlexW1972178628
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas60

Occupation is intrinsic to human health and occupations emerge from environmental opportunities. They are shaped by features of the context in which they happen. Yet the places where many people live out their everyday lives are not supportive of health. Car-dominated transport systems, reduced opportunities to be physically active, limited opportunities to access healthy food, and fewer places for people to connect with each other to build safe and happy communities, are all implicated. These are part of the built environment which plays a critical role in supporting human health and well-being. This article draws on interdisciplinary research evidence to show how the built environment can sustain the everyday and ordinary occupations of living, keeping people physically and mentally healthy

Built environment · Context (archaeology · Everyday life · Geography · Political science · Sociology · Engineering · Noise Effects and Management · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Transport and Accessibility