The effect of urban form on wellbeing

Authors

Thomas E. Astell-Burt, University of WollongongFollow
Xiaoqi Feng, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

107121

Publication Details

Astell-Burt T, Feng X. The effect of urban form on wellbeing: an Evidence Check rapid review brokered by the Sax Institute for the NSW Centre for Population Health, 2015.

Link to publisher version (URL)

www.saxinstitute.org.au

Abstract

The purpose of this Evidence Check was to conduct a rapid review of existing evidence on the impact of the built environment on mental health and psychological wellbeing (hereafter referred to collectively as wellbeing). A total of 103 studies were reviewe d after a systematic search of the literature. Most studies used the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, the General Health Questionnaire, or the Kessler scales to measure wellbeing.