PLAN104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Health Promotion, Urban Sprawl, Built Environment
24 Oct 2016
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Do something to the environment spillover effect on something else. What does it mean to be healthy: absence of disease, good mental health, basic needs, good physical health, productivity, feeling of belonging. What would a healthy community look like: safe places, walkable, safe, interaction with people, do(cid:374)"t feel alo(cid:374)e. How does land use affect health: separate land use, encourage green forms of development. Health benefits to suburban life: same housing design, look, most people find it healthy. What should planners do: keep health at the forefront of our thinking, create conditions for health to occur, provide conditions for health to occur, provide opportunities for healthy lifestyle. A lot has to do with poverty: poor health, low wages. Income levels + race linked to health levels. Issues: obesity, diabetes, car accidents, layout of the structure, loneliness has real impact on sense of self, provide opportunities for communication, suburbs reflection for post war values, lifestyles, aspirations, allowed people for a fresh start.
