Mental well-being and the influence of place: conceptual approaches for the built environment for planning healthy and walkable cities
Author
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Zumelzu, Antonio
Author
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Herrmann Lunecke, Marie Geraldine
Admission date
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2021-11-16T14:55:47Z
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2021-11-16T14:55:47Z
Publication date
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2021
Cita de ítem
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Sustainability 2021, 13, 6395
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Identifier
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10.3390/su13116395
Identifier
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/182724
Abstract
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Promotion of healthy cities has prompted urban planners and designers to build new conceptual frameworks to improve the design of public spaces, in which mental well-being emerges as a fundamental concept. Mental well-being is related to spatial design, with increasing attention being paid to the built environment as an important predictor of mental well-being. The objective of this article is to advance and contribute new knowledge about the characteristics of the built environment and its potential benefits for mental well-being. A meta-analysis is carried out on various empirical and theoretical approaches from the literature. Using a WOS database as a case study, a methodology based on a bibliometric analysis is proposed to examine which elements of the built environment impact mental well-being in research between 1975 and 2020, using the HistCites and VOSviewer tools. The results show that there are six thematic axes related to the built environment that would favor greater mental well-being in public spaces: walkability, density, spatial design, environmental noise, green areas and social interaction. The six thematic axes are critically analyzed and integrated into a conceptual framework to address the impacts of the built environment on mental well-being in the planning of cities. It concludes with a discussion on the implications of these concepts for urban public policy and the promotion of healthier and more sustainable and walkable environments in Latin American cities.
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Patrocinador
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ANID Fondecyt 1200527
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Lenguage
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en
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Publisher
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MDPI
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States