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Název: Merging Smart and Healthy Cities to Support Community Wellbeing and Social Connection
Autoři: Thompson, Susan, Rahmat, Homa, Marshall, Nancy, Steinmetz, Christine, Bishop, Kate, Corkery, Linda, Park, Miles, Tietz, Christian
Zdroj: Encyclopedia, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 1067-1084 (2023)
Informace o vydavateli: MDPI AG, 2023.
Rok vydání: 2023
Témata: smart cities, Social Determinants of Health, Science, 4406 Human Geography, 0211 other engineering and technologies, 02 engineering and technology, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Clinical Research, healthy cities, Behavioral and Social Science, 11. Sustainability, 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, loneliness, public spaces, Minority Health, anzsrc-for: 4406 Human Geography, anzsrc-for: 44 Human Society, environmental sustainability, 44 Human Society, anzsrc-for: 42 Health Sciences, 4. Education, 42 Health Sciences, COVID-19, 3 Good Health and Well Being, 4203 Health Services and Systems, 3. Good health, Health Disparities, anzsrc-for: 4203 Health Services and Systems
Popis: Urban planning has long pursued the improvement of health and wellbeing through the rapidly evolving scholarship and practice of health-supportive environments, underpinned by the seminal World Health Organization’s Healthy Cities Framework. Although a much more recent development, technology has been informing urban planning, as well as advancing healthcare and personal wellbeing monitoring and assessment. Known as the Smart City movement, it has much to offer regarding life in towns and cities, as well as how they are managed, maintained, and developed. There is also a growing appreciation of the potential for smart city technology to enhance human and environmental health in the context of urban planning and public place making. This has been reinforced by the COVID-19 pandemic with its reawakening of community interest in health and wellbeing, including mental illness, a greater awareness of the importance of local environments, and an explosion of technological knowhow in the embrace of remote working, online shopping, and education. Using the example of the authors’ “Smart Social Spaces” project, this entry discusses the potential benefits of an evolving integrative concept called “Smart Healthy Social Spaces”. The aim is to support community wellbeing as part of everyday living, especially associated with social connection, in densely populated and culturally diverse urban environments, where locally situated public spaces are increasingly important for all citizens.
Druh dokumentu: Article
Jazyk: English
ISSN: 2673-8392
DOI: 10.3390/encyclopedia3030078
Přístupová URL adresa: https://doaj.org/article/dafaf1497c044e6b830f41410202655b
Rights: CC BY
Přístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....1644f6ab07290ff226e9143e01912949
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:Urban planning has long pursued the improvement of health and wellbeing through the rapidly evolving scholarship and practice of health-supportive environments, underpinned by the seminal World Health Organization’s Healthy Cities Framework. Although a much more recent development, technology has been informing urban planning, as well as advancing healthcare and personal wellbeing monitoring and assessment. Known as the Smart City movement, it has much to offer regarding life in towns and cities, as well as how they are managed, maintained, and developed. There is also a growing appreciation of the potential for smart city technology to enhance human and environmental health in the context of urban planning and public place making. This has been reinforced by the COVID-19 pandemic with its reawakening of community interest in health and wellbeing, including mental illness, a greater awareness of the importance of local environments, and an explosion of technological knowhow in the embrace of remote working, online shopping, and education. Using the example of the authors’ “Smart Social Spaces” project, this entry discusses the potential benefits of an evolving integrative concept called “Smart Healthy Social Spaces”. The aim is to support community wellbeing as part of everyday living, especially associated with social connection, in densely populated and culturally diverse urban environments, where locally situated public spaces are increasingly important for all citizens.
ISSN:26738392
DOI:10.3390/encyclopedia3030078