Creating Great Places: Evidence-based Urban Design for Health and Wellbeing, 1st Edition

.This book provides a bold vision and roadmap for creating great places. Imagining and designing urban environments where all people thrive is an extraordinary task, and in this compelling narrative, Cushing and Miller remind us that theory is a powerful starting point. Drawing on international research, illustrated case studies, personal experiences, as well as fascinating examples from history and pop culture, this practical book provides the reader with inspiration, guidance and tools. The first section outlines six critical theories for contemporary urban design – affordance, prospect-refuge, personal space, sense of place/genius loci, place attachment, and biophilic design. The second section, using their innovative ‘theory-storming’ process, demonstrates how designers can create great places that are inclusive, sustainable, and salutogenic. Creating Great Places is an insightful, compelling, and evidence-based resource for readers who want to design urban environments that inspire, excite, and positively transform people’s lives.Creating Great Places: Evidence-based Urban Design for Health and Wellbeing 1st Edition is written by Debra Flanders Cushing; Evonne Miller and published by Routledge. ISBNs for Creating Great Places are 9781000706666, 1000706664 and the print ISBNs are 9780367257460, 0367257467. Additional ISBNs include 9780367257453, 9780429289637, 9781000705683, 9781000706178.