What is it about?
If I were asked to state, in one sentence, the primary message of Barton’s latest book, City of Well-being, I would then write: “peoples” health and community well-being must be the primary priorities for urban planners and place managers.
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Why is it important?
Hugh Barton, Emeritus Professor of planning, health, and sustainability at the University of the West of England (UK), has produced an engaging, progressive and practice-oriented written account, rich in human interest, of how to put people at the heart of spatial planning at the city, town, and neighbourhood level.
Perspectives
I would not hesitate to recommend this book as a “must have” to anyone who is interested in spatial planning, including planning scholars, environmental scientists, place managers, and policy-makers. It is a timely book that provides useful insights into how planning should be grounded in an understanding of reality that is informed by history and best practices with the aim of improving the lives of all.
Eduardo Henrique da Silva Oliveira
Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel
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This page is a summary of: City of well-being: a radical guide to planning, Journal of Urbanism International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, May 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2018.1472725.
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