Designing healthy cities: Linking infrastructure to quality of life
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Healthy towns, public health, quality of life, sustainability, urban planning are some of the things that come to mindAbstract
Background: The built world has changed a lot because of how quickly cities are growing. These changes have a direct effect on people's health and quality of life. Cities are great for culture and economic growth, but bad infrastructure can make health problems worse, pollute the air, and make it harder to get to resources that people need. A well-planned urban infrastructure is important for making places that are healthy, safe, and fair for everyone. Aim: This paper will look at how health-centered design can change cities into places that improve people's physical, mental, and social health and how urban infrastructure affects quality of life. Methods: A thorough review of urban health studies, an analysis of quality-of-life measures, and case studies of successful urban design solutions in global cities were all used. To look into the role of infrastructure in promoting health fairness, both quantitative and qualitative studies were used. Results: The main results show that fair housing, well-connected transportation systems, and easy access to green areas all make a big difference in improving public health. On the other hand, pollution and urban sprawl are highly linked to health problems.
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