
Environmental Design for Health
A Framework and Visual Guide
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 27. February 2026
Book
Hardback
222 pages
978-1-032-93900-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a user-friendly guide to the impact of environmental design on individual and population health, as well as the relevant roles of social and behavioral factors. It explores how architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban planning can contribute to a healthier, more equitable, and more resilient society. Employing an evidence-based and solution-oriented approach, it provides a much-needed textbook for environmental designers and public health professionals.
Written by a team of established experts, this book includes:
An introduction to the concept of environmental design for health and the relevant roles of social and behavioral factors.
An overview of important theories about human-environment relationships; environmental assessment, perception, and cognition; and health behavior.
Discussions of how to design for physical, mental, and social health, covering various design disciplines and environmental scales.
Overviews of more specialized topics, such as design for healing, design for active living, design for environmental justice, and design across the lifespan.
Case studies involving a range of physical environments, including interiors and buildings, parks, urban spaces, and residential communities.
A timely focus on emerging technology that affects design for health.
An overview of integrating design and research for a healthier future.
It is essential reading for all environmental designers and public health professionals.
Written by a team of established experts, this book includes:
An introduction to the concept of environmental design for health and the relevant roles of social and behavioral factors.
An overview of important theories about human-environment relationships; environmental assessment, perception, and cognition; and health behavior.
Discussions of how to design for physical, mental, and social health, covering various design disciplines and environmental scales.
Overviews of more specialized topics, such as design for healing, design for active living, design for environmental justice, and design across the lifespan.
Case studies involving a range of physical environments, including interiors and buildings, parks, urban spaces, and residential communities.
A timely focus on emerging technology that affects design for health.
An overview of integrating design and research for a healthier future.
It is essential reading for all environmental designers and public health professionals.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Illustrations
85 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 38 farbige Zeichnungen, 10 farbige Tabellen, 123 farbige Abbildungen
10 Tables, color; 38 Line drawings, color; 85 Halftones, color; 123 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-93900-1 (9781032939001)
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Xuemei Zhu | Mardelle McCuskey Shepley | Zhipeng Lu
Environmental Design for Health
A Framework and Visual Guide
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02/2026
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Xuemei Zhu | Mardelle McCuskey Shepley | Zhipeng Lu
Environmental Design for Health
A Framework and Visual Guide
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02/2026
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Xuemei Zhu | Mardelle McCuskey Shepley | Zhipeng Lu
Environmental Design for Health
A Framework and Visual Guide
E-Book
02/2026
1st Edition
Routledge
€55.49
Available for download
Persons
Xuemei Zhu is a Professor of Architecture and the holder of the Ronald L. Skaggs, FAIA, & Joseph Sprague, FAIA, Chair in Health Facilities Design at Texas A&M University. She is also a Fellow of the Center for Health Systems & Design and a Presidential Impact Fellow. Her scholarship investigates the impacts of the built environment on public health, with a specific focus on active living research and evidence-based design for health promotion.
Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, BA, MArch, MA, DArch, is an Architect and Emerita Professor at Cornell University. FAIA and FACHA (emerita), WELL, LEED, and EDAC certified, she has authored seven books. Mardelle received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College of Healthcare Architects and the Changemaker Award from the Center for Health Design.
Zhipeng Lu is an Assistant Professor and the Julie & Craig Beale Professor in Health Facilities Design in the Department of Architecture and the Associate Director of the Center for Health Systems & Design at Texas A&M University. He coordinates the Secretariat of the International Union of Architects-Public Health Group. He received the 2023 HCD10 Educator Award from the Healthcare Design Magazine.
Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, BA, MArch, MA, DArch, is an Architect and Emerita Professor at Cornell University. FAIA and FACHA (emerita), WELL, LEED, and EDAC certified, she has authored seven books. Mardelle received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College of Healthcare Architects and the Changemaker Award from the Center for Health Design.
Zhipeng Lu is an Assistant Professor and the Julie & Craig Beale Professor in Health Facilities Design in the Department of Architecture and the Associate Director of the Center for Health Systems & Design at Texas A&M University. He coordinates the Secretariat of the International Union of Architects-Public Health Group. He received the 2023 HCD10 Educator Award from the Healthcare Design Magazine.
Content
1. Introduction to Environmental Design for Health 2. Theories for Environmental Design for Health 3. Design for Physical Health 4. Design for Mental and Behavioral Health 5. Design for Social Health 6. Design for Healing 7. Design for Active Living 8. Design for Environmental Justice 9. Design for Health across the Lifespan: Children and Older Adults 10. Emerging Technologies in Design for Health 11. Health by Design: Integrating Design and Research for a Healthier Future