Urban design and therapeutic landscapes. Evolving theme.

Trojanowska, Monika

doi:10.35784/bud-arch.1987

Cited by 8 publications

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“…The evaluation with the standard can be performed as a rough or detailed assessment. The rough binary assessment method was previously used to assess the 10 public parks in Bydgoszcz [32]. In this study in 2023, the improved version of the standard was used (Table 1) The characteristics which are subjective and unmeasurable are concisely described.…”

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The Importance of Resilient, Health-Promoting, and Accessible Cultural Landscapes Using the Example of One Suburb of Gdańsk, Poland

Trojanowska

2024

Sustainability

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The urban green public spaces “UGSs” provide a place for everyday contact with nature to humans. Green and blue infrastructure is important for urban heat mitigation. This study focuses on the relationship between satisfaction with the place of living and quality of life indexes, accessibility, and the quality of public green spaces in one of the suburbs of Gdańsk in Poland. Even though there are award-winning public parks and a large-scale Tri-city Landscape Park, the individual indexes measuring the satisfaction of local inhabitants with accessibility to public parks and their quality were well beyond the average in Gdańsk. The research question was to explain such low satisfaction with green public parks and spaces in Gdańsk-Osowa. The results of the evaluation of available “UGSs” against the universal standard for health-promoting urban places confirmed their recreational value but also demonstrated limited spatial and physical accessibility and possible overcrowding. Thus, the possibilities for everyday contact with nature for numerous inhabitants are limited and that condition may influence the life quality indexes. The results suggest that increasing urban density and the further development of residential neighborhoods requires careful planning of new public parks in consideration of proximity to public open green spaces. The accessibility of public parks within walking distance is crucial when planning new developments.

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The Importance of Resilient, Health-Promoting, and Accessible Cultural Landscapes Using the Example of One Suburb of Gdańsk, Poland

Trojanowska

2024

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“…Increased attention is being paid to the potential positive synergies between climate mitigation and adaptation measures and health resources [27,[41][42][43][44][45]. Reduction of automotive traffic, initiatives for more bicycle-and pedestrian-friendly urban and transportation planning, and the importance of green and blue infrastructure for the improvement of air quality are further examples of such synergies [46][47][48][49][50][51][52]. Possible interventions for more urban green space, for example, are evaluated in terms of co-benefits for climate resilience and human health [49].…”

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Selected Research Issues of Urban Public Health

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Skodra³

2022

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Health is created within the urban settings of people’s everyday lives. In this paper we define Urban Public Health and compile existing evidence regarding the spatial component of health and disease in urban environments. Although there is already a substantial body of single evidence on the links between urban environments and human health, focus is mostly on individual health behaviors. We look at Urban Public Health through a structural lens that addresses health conditions beyond individual health behaviors and identify not only health risks but also health resources associated with urban structures. Based on existing conceptual frameworks, we structured evidence in the following categories: (i) build and natural environment, (ii) social environment, (iii) governance and urban development. We focused our search to review articles and reviews of reviews for each of the keywords via database PubMed, Cochrane, and Google Scholar in order to cover the range of issues in urban environments. Our results show that linking findings from different disciplines and developing spatial thinking can overcome existing single evidence and make other correlations visible. Further research should use interdisciplinary approaches and focus on health resources and the transformation of urban structures rather than merely on health risks and behavior.

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“…Modern research confirms the human need for a stimulating environment, full of engaging details [4,5]. However, it is difficult to design architectural variety without falling into the trap of overstimulating cacophony.…”

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“…The history of urban planning encompasses various attempts to create a health-promoting urban design [5]. The historic old towns were built to satisfy all dwellers' needs within walking distance.…”

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The Evolving Theme of Health-Promoting Urban Form: Applying the Macrolot Concept for Easy Access to Open Public Green Spaces

Trojanowska

2024

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Making cities health-promoting places is an evolving theme. Numerous research confirm the health-promoting qualities of contact with nature and problems resulting from the deprivation of access to public green spaces. Easy access to safe and inclusive open public green spaces is still one of the long-lasting problems of urbanized areas around the globe. It is one of the sustainable development goals - SDGs proposed by the UN, 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Point 11.7 By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities. The major question is how to implement this goal in practice and design cities to provide easy access to safe and inclusive open public green spaces. One of the important concepts for sustainable urban development is the urban block - Macrolot coined by Christian de Portzamparc, which led to the new urban morphology of eco-neighborhoods in France. It is a combination of the traditional, walkable urban grid with the Le Corbusier vision for a healthy modernist city offering daylight, fresh air, and greenery for everyone. Among the advantages of this particular urban morphology are the increased presence of green spaces which form public parks, and possibilities for placemaking. Studying the effects of the urban form of the Macrolot is of great significance for sustainable urban development. In this study, five neighborhoods: three eco-neighborhoods from France designed according to the open urban block – Macrolot urban morphology – ZAC Massena, ZAC Trapeze, and ZAC Clichy-Batignolles and two award-winning developments from Po-land – Riverview and Ostoja Wilanów were chosen as case studies. The application of the Macrolot concept to sustainable urban planning & design and possibilities for operationalization of the SDGs: 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable are discussed. This study offers valuable evidence to inform urban planning and design.

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Urban design and therapeutic landscapes. Evolving theme.

Cited by 8 publications

References 44 publications

The Importance of Resilient, Health-Promoting, and Accessible Cultural Landscapes Using the Example of One Suburb of Gdańsk, Poland

The Importance of Resilient, Health-Promoting, and Accessible Cultural Landscapes Using the Example of One Suburb of Gdańsk, Poland

Selected Research Issues of Urban Public Health

The Evolving Theme of Health-Promoting Urban Form: Applying the Macrolot Concept for Easy Access to Open Public Green Spaces

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