Bouwen voor welzijn

Practical tips for promoting health through design
Demonstrates the potential of eye-tracking and AI for urban design
Ten promising housing projects across Dutch cities, including Amsterdam and Rotterdam
A guide to building the healthy city of tomorrow

How can we build not only more housing, but also create pleasant neighbourhoods? Cities for Well-being introduces an evidence-based approach to creating human-centred living environments.

This book explores the relationship between housing density and human well-being. By combining technologies from neuroarchitecture and AI with interviews and spatial research, it demonstrates how the built environment influences our experiences and mental health. Through urban design analyses of ten promising Dutch housing developments, including Overhoeks in Amsterdam, Merwede in Utrecht, Little C in Rotterdam and Duin in Almere, the book provides practical tools and insights. Discover effective ways to actively improve the health and well-being of urban residents.

This publication is part of a series on urban development, following the successful books Neuroarchitecture and Nature-Inclusive Area Development.