|
|
|
books
| book details |
Environmental Design for Health: A Framework and Visual Guide
Edited by Xuemei Zhu, Edited by Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, Edited by Zhipeng Lu
|
|
| on special |
normal price: R 1 900.95
Price: R 1 805.95
|
| book description |
This book provides a user-friendly guide to the impact of environmental design on individual and population health, as well as the relevant roles of social and behavioral factors. It explores how architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban planning can contribute to a healthier, more equitable, and more resilient society. Employing an evidence-based and solution-oriented approach, it provides a much-needed textbook for environmental designers and public health professionals. Written by a team of established experts, this book includes: An introduction to the concept of environmental design for health and the relevant roles of social and behavioral factors. An overview of important theories about human-environment relationships; environmental assessment, perception and cognition; and health behavior. Discussions of how to design for physical, mental, and social health, covering various design disciplines and environmental scales. Overviews of more specialized topics, such as design for healing, design for active living, design for environmental justice, and design across the lifespan. Case studies involving a range of physical environments, including interiors and buildings, parks, urban spaces, and residential communities. A timely focus on emerging technology that affects design for health. An overview of integrating design and research for a healthier future. It is essential reading for all environmental designers and public health professionals.
| product details |
Normally shipped |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published date | 11 Feb 2026
Language |
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 216
Dimensions | 280 x 210 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-0329-3940-7
Readership Age |
BISAC | architecture / urban & land use planning
| other options |
Normally shipped |
Readership Age |
Normal Price | R 2 518.95
Price | R 2 392.95
| on special |
|
|
|
To view the items in your trolley please sign in.
| sign in |
|
|
|
| specials |
|
|
An epic love story with the pulse of a thriller that asks: what would you risk for a second chance at first love?
|
|
|
Mason Coile
Paperback / softback
224 pages
was: R 542.95
now: R 488.95
|
A terrifying locked-room mystery set in a remote outpost on Mars.
|
|
|
|
