Designing blue green infrastructure (BGI) for water management, human health and wellbeing: summary of evidence and principles for design
Publication Year
2020
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Discusses the potential benefits of designing blue green infrastructure (BGI) to enhance mental health, physical health, and wellbeing. Covers: noise reduction, heat stress reduction, improved air quality, restorative and stress-reducing environments, increased social interaction and cohesion, increased physical activity, health inequalities and health-supporting blue and green environments, health outcomes and implications for BGI design.
Author
Choe, E. Y., Kenyon, A. and Sharp, E.
Publisher Information
University of Sheffield
The Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield is a centre of excellence for the study of planning and real estate, with the aim of making fairer, healthier and more sustainable places.
