The built environment has direct and indirect effects on mental health. Highrise housing is
inimical to the psychological well-being of women with young children. Poor-quality housing …

We define social support as “an exchange of resources between two individuals perceived
by the provider or the recipient to be intended to enhance the well‐being of the recipient.” …

Research suggests that the formation of neighborhood social ties (NSTs) may substantially
depend on the informal social contact which occurs in neighborhood common spaces, and …

New urbanism, an umbrella term which encompasses' neotraditional development'as well
as' traditional neighbourhood design', lives by an unswerving belief in the ability of the built …

Sense of community is often mentioned as an asset of new urbanism. The purpose of the
study was to explore this claim by comparing Kentlands, a prototypic new urbanist …

For many years Chicago's looming large-scale housing projects defined the city, and their
demolition and redevelopment—via the Chicago Housing Authority's Plan for …

Does design influence social interaction in cohousing? How crucial is it? What other factors
are involved? Can the impact of design be enhanced by the personal characteristics of …

This text explores the relationship between the planned or built environment and the
occurrence of mental ill-health. It begins by providing a broad overview of what is known …

This article examines the theoretical foundations upon which the rationale for mixed-income
development as a strategy to confront urban poverty is built. The authors focus on four …

Objectives. We explored the relationship between boarded-up housing and rates of
gonorrhea and premature mortality. Methods. In this ecological study of 107 US cities, we …