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Design for Health

Proceedings of the UIA World Congress of Architects Copenhagen 2023

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Editors:
  1. Arif Hasan

    1. Urban Resource Center, Karachi, Pakistan

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  2. Christian Benimana

    1. MASS Design Group, Kigali, Rwanda

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  3. Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen

    1. CITA—Centre for Information Technology and Architecture, The Royal Danish Academy—Architecture, Design, Conservation, Copenhagen, Denmark

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  4. Martin Tamke

    1. CITA—Centre for Information Technology and Architecture, The Royal Danish Academy—Architecture, Design, Conservation, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Table of contents (34 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Land, Water, Economy and Health

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Urban Regeneration and Green Spaces System: São Paulo Metropolitan Area

      • Daniela Maria Eigenheer
      Pages 3-16

    3. Water Efficiency Strategies for Improving Sustainability in Social Housing: Comparative Analysis Between Cairo and São-Paulo

      • Esraa Elazab, Ahmed Eltawil
      Pages 17-30

    4. Sustainable Infrastructure and Water Strategies for a Resilient Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

      • Ruben Garcia Rubio, Alec Paulson, Sonsoles Vela Navarro
      Pages 31-42

    5. New Water Village Planning Model: Preserving Ocean Biodiversity for Community’s Health and Well-Being

      • Muhammad Adham Nor Efenday, Rahinah Ibrahim, Harhamsah Hairal, Anna Kamelia Kamarudin
      Pages 43-56

    6. Age Distribution and Accessibility to Green Areas in the City of Copenhagen

      • Gustavo Ribeiro, Aleksander Nowak
      Pages 57-76

    7. Study on the Complexity of Urban Waterfront Interface from the Perspective of Restorative Experience

      • Chengzhe Lyu, Chunxia Yang
      Pages 77-91

    8. Health, the Circular Economy, and Our Built Environment

      • Tiago Da Costa Vasconcelos
      Pages 93-104

  3. Health as Consequence of Design

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Analysis of Spatial Elements Affecting Human Thermal Perception and Thermal Landscape Design

      • Zhuoyu Yu, Dexuan Song
      Pages 107-118

    3. Design as Loom: Interweaving Health with Nurturing Care. A Visual Essay on Two Early Childhood Development Centres in Eastern Zambia as Architectures of Health

      • Tomà Berlanda, Sunniva Berlanda Viking
      Pages 119-133

    4. The Effect of the Front Porch and Loft on Natural Ventilation of the Main House in Beijing Courtyard

      • Zhongzhong Zeng, Zichen Liang
      Pages 135-140

    5. Cities Designed in Human Scale Make Healthier and Happier Societies: A Visual Essay

      • Shreya Das
      Pages 141-158

    6. Designing a Rehabilitation Center for People with Physical Disabilities: Social Sustainability-Climatic Approach Interaction in Tehran

      • Mona Sadeghian, Seyedeh Negar Seyedmahmoudbaraghani, Mehrnoosh Sherafat
      Pages 159-173

    7. Using Co-benefits of Sustainable Building to Drive Net Zero Emissions in Southeast Asia: Findings of Two Evidence-Informed Stakeholder Dialogues

      • Nita Lauren, Paul Kellner, Alyse Lennox, Peter Graham, Peter Bragge
      Pages 175-181

    8. The Thermal Indoor Environment of Danish Detached Houses—Past, Present and Future

      • Mette Lyhne
      Pages 183-194
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Other volumes

  1. Design for Rethinking Resources

  2. Design for Resilient Communities

  3. Design for Partnerships for Change

  4. Design for Climate Adaptation

  5. Design for Inclusivity

  6. Design for Health

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About this book

The book provides new perspectives from leading researchers accentuating and examining the central role of the built environment in conceiving and implementing multifaceted solutions to the complex challenges of physical and mental health, revealing critical potentials for architecture and design to contribute in more informed and long-term ways to the urgent transition of our society. The volume book offers a compilation of peer-reviewed papers that uniquely connects knowledge and criticality broadly across practice and academia; from new technologies, theories, and methods to community -engaged practice on many scales, and more.

 

The book is part of a series of six volumes that explore the agency of the built environment in relation to the SDGs through new research conducted by leading researchers. The series is led by editors Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen and Martin Tamke in collaboration with the theme editors:

- Design for Climate Adaptation: Billie Faircloth and Maibritt Pedersen Zari

- Design for Rethinking Resources: Carlo Ratti and Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen (Eds.)

- Design for Resilient Communities: Anna Rubbo and Juan Du (Eds.)

- Design for Health: Arif Hasan and Christian Benimana (Eds.)

- Design for Inclusivity: Magda Mostafa and Ruth Baumeister (Eds.)

- Design for Partnerships for Change: Sandi Hilal and Merve Bedir (Eds.)

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Urban Resource Center, Karachi, Pakistan

    Arif Hasan

  • MASS Design Group, Kigali, Rwanda

    Christian Benimana

  • CITA—Centre for Information Technology and Architecture, The Royal Danish Academy—Architecture, Design, Conservation, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, Martin Tamke

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Design for Health

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the UIA World Congress of Architects Copenhagen 2023

  • Editors: Arif Hasan, Christian Benimana, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, Martin Tamke

  • Series Title: Sustainable Development Goals Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36316-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-36315-3Published: 13 September 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-36318-4Due: 14 October 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-36316-0Published: 12 September 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2523-3084

  • Series E-ISSN: 2523-3092

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 450

  • Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 243 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings, Medicine/Public Health, general, Sustainable Development, Design, general

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