Built Environment · Urban Design · Public Health

Healthy City by Design

A Built Environment Practitioner’s Guide for Healthier Cities, Buildings, and Neighborhoods

6 Pillars · 5 Certification Frameworks · 25 Design Strategies · 5 Case Studies

INTRODUCTION

Where This Started

THE CENTRAL ARGUMENT

THE EVIDENCE

WHO THIS IS FOR

PART I  —  THE FRAMEWORK

Six Pillars of Healthy City Design

HOW THE PILLARS INTERACT

Five Certification Frameworks

PARTS II–VII  —  THE SIX PILLARS

Design Strategies: Pillar by Pillar

PILLAR 1 — MOVEMENT & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

PILLAR 2 — NUTRITION & FOOD ACCESS

PILLAR 3 — MENTAL HEALTH & STRESS REDUCTION

PILLAR 4 — SLEEP & RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS

PILLAR 5 — SELF-CARE INFRASTRUCTURE

PILLAR 6 — PREVENTION & RESILIENCE

PART VIII  —  IMPLEMENTATION

Framework Selection and Stacking

THE COST-BENEFIT REALITY

POLICY: SCALING DESIGN TO CITIES

PART VIII  —  CASE STUDIES

Five Projects. Five Pillars.

Case Study 1 — Mid-Size City Walkability and Transit Overhaul

Case Study 2 — Mixed-Use District: Stacked WELL + LEED + SITES

Case Study 3 — Underserved Neighborhood Food Access Intervention

Case Study 4 — Corporate Campus Biophilic Retrofit (WELL + SITES)

Case Study 5 — Residential District Sleep Environment Retrofit

CONCLUSION

What You Know Now. What You Do Next.

KEY CONCEPTS

THREE THINGS YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW

Personal research made public.  | Created by Alonzo A. Brown