Program Overview

Project Green, healthy and social neighborhoods

This project is the second in the series of four offered in the USRE-track and focuses on the scale of the neighborhood and the theme of health. The neighborhood is the daily living environment for city dwellers and therefore very important for their health and wellbeing. Urban green can greatly contribute to the experience of neighborhoods as pleasant, good for health and encouraging social interaction. Moreover, urban green has a lot of potential regarding climate mitigation and adaptation (e.g. cooling and water storage). This project is about strategies for introducing urban green into neighborhoods and making proposals for concrete interventions to make a neighborhood benefit from urban greenery to improve health and wellbeing.

Method of Assessment

• Deliverable: Report
• Course period: 1/09/24 31/08/26
• Course level: Deepening
• Course format: Course

Course Details

• The course is part of the USRE-track.
• The course focuses on the theme of health in the context of neighborhoods.
• Urban green is explored as a means to improve health and wellbeing in neighborhoods.
• The course involves making proposals for concrete interventions to introduce urban green into neighborhoods.

Research Areas

• Urban green
• Climate mitigation and adaptation
• Health and wellbeing in neighborhoods
• Social interaction and community development

Course Description

The course is designed to explore the potential of urban green in improving health and wellbeing in neighborhoods. Students will learn about strategies for introducing urban green into neighborhoods and develop proposals for concrete interventions to make a neighborhood benefit from urban greenery. The course is part of the USRE-track and focuses on the theme of health in the context of neighborhoods.