Health-Promoting Nature-Based Paradigms in Urban Planning
Patrik Grahn,
Jonathan Stoltz,
Erik Skärbäck
et al.
Abstract:Since the 19th century, urban planning has largely been guided by ambitions to improve the population’s wellbeing and living conditions. Parks and green areas have played a significant role in this work. However, the confidence in the function of green areas, and thus the motives for creating urban parks and green open spaces, have shifted over the years, which has affected both the planning and design of green areas. This entry describes three overarching paradigm shifts in urban planning, from the end of the… Show more
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