1. Introduction -- 2. Tracing the ever-evolving relationship between urban planning and public health -- 3. The urban health niche : a new paradigm in healthy city planning -- 4. Spatial determinants of health -- 5. Spatial design network analysis for urban health (sDNA-UH) -- 6. Urban built environment configuration and psychological distress in later life : cross sectional results from the Caerphilly prospective study (CaPS) -- 7. Built environment configuration and change in body mass index : the Caerphilly prospective study (CaPS) -- 8. Does accessibility to health promoting services affect self-perceived health, HADS anxiety and depression? : findings from a multi-level analysis of older men in Caerphilly -- 9. Conclusion
Summary
Mounting scientific evidence generated over the past decade highlights the significant role of our cities' built environments in shaping our health and well-being. In this book, the authors conceptualize the 'urban health niche' as a novel approach to public health and healthy-city planning that integrates the diverse and multi-level health determinants present in a city system
