Abstract
Since the beginning of the 21st Century, urban researches are shading light on how urban programs or interventions in urban areas can affect the health and well-being of individuals.
Built environment influences indirectly the physical and mental health through three components: land use, transportation patterns and spatial features of urban settlement. Individuals living in urban areas with mixed land-use, public spaces for recreational activities and efficient public transportation patterns have higher level of health and well-being.
Through a structured literature review, the objective of this study is to identify, describe and analyze urban regeneration best practices focused on the improvement of public health and well-being of individuals. According to the subjects emerged from the relevant literature and from a comparative analysis between different case studies in italian and international context, we could suggest some spatial interventions to mitigate the negative effects of the built environment on health and well-being of individuals, through interventions focused on a mixed land-use, on the improvement of sustainable mobility and cycle-pedestrian paths, on the enhancement of green and socialization spaces, on the sustainable design of housing.
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Stagno, E. (2021). Investigating Relationship Between Built Environment and Health. In: Bevilacqua, C., Calabrò, F., Della Spina, L. (eds) New Metropolitan Perspectives. NMP 2020. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 178. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48279-4_27
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