Active Design for Urban Environments: Providing Ecological Approaches
Elizabeth Tighe
Sustainable Interior Environments
About this Item
- Title
- Active Design for Urban Environments: Providing Ecological Approaches
- Contributor Names
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Tighe, Elizabeth (Author)
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Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. Sustainable Interior Environments (Degree granting institution)
- Date
- 2016
- Degree Information
- M.A. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York 2016.
- Department: Sustainable Interior Environments.
- Advisors: Tighe, Elizabeth M.. Committee members: Barbara Campagna; Mary Davis.
- Abstract
- "The Active Design Guidelines is a technique local government officials and designers developed in order to achieve healthy built environments that regenerate activity and a connection to nature through maximum mental and physical wellbeing. The establishment of these strategies center on healthy neighborhoods and buildings is reflective of leadership across different professional sectors such as New York City departments of Design and Construction, Health and Mental Hygiene, Transportation, and City Planning. Research collected by one of the current authors of the guidelines, Dr. Karen Lee, in partnership with the center for disease controls, began by helping interested states such as New York in the early 2000's to explore design solutions for chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and risk conditions, like obesity." The New York City Health department wanted to start addressing some of these diseases by looking at the evidence that had grown behind them, such as studies done verifying the enhancement in quality of life, health and happiness when individuals have access to natural light, ventilation and greenspaces. The driving force behind this thesis study is aimed at an exploration of how to help the Active Design Guidelines gain exposure. Illustrating new application methods, this paper will engage awareness of evidence based design practices and sustainable strategies. This improves health by increasing the amount of recreational and transportation-related physical activity in the everyday lifestyle through information, integration and movement.
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- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: etd_000031
- pqdiss: 10189945
- ISBN: 9780355643152
- Related Materials
- Also available from ProQuest
- Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 79-09.
- Language
- eng
- Publisher
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Citation
Tighe, E. (2016). Active Design for Urban Environments: Providing Ecological Approaches [Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York]. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/173
Tighe, Elizabeth. Active Design for Urban Environments: Providing Ecological Approaches. 2016. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Master's thesis. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/173
Tighe, Elizabeth. "Active Design for Urban Environments: Providing Ecological Approaches." Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2016. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/173