Based on an analysis of the literature on the effect of greenspace on human health and case studi... more Based on an analysis of the literature on the effect of greenspace on human health and case studies on home zones, this paper introduces a concept called therapeutic planning and suggests that the vehicle oriented planning methods that have dominated North American city planning are harmful to people and their environment. Therapeutic planning is an interdisciplinary concept that applies the sociopsychological theory of therapeutic landscapes to the broader environment of cities. Therapeutic planning includes not only the concept of biophilia, but the concept of people-based planning and placemaking as it has emerged in recent planning literature. Biophilic design goes beyond placemaking, and suggests that we can change our present transportation and land use planning decisions to include healing spaces in our urban fabric that address human health concerns and human well being. Recent concern over population obesity in general and childhood obesity in particular,
Based on an analysis of the literature on the effect of greenspace on human health and case studi... more Based on an analysis of the literature on the effect of greenspace on human health and case studies on home zones, this paper introduces a concept called therapeutic planning and suggests that the vehicle oriented planning methods that have dominated North American city planning are harmful to people and their environment. Therapeutic planning is an interdisciplinary concept that applies the sociopsychological theory of therapeutic landscapes to the broader environment of cities. Therapeutic planning includes not only the concept of biophilia, but the concept of people-based planning and placemaking as it has emerged in recent planning literature. Biophilic design goes beyond placemaking, and suggests that we can change our present transportation and land use planning decisions to include healing spaces in our urban fabric that address human health concerns and human well being. Recent concern over population obesity in general and childhood obesity in particular,
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