QUARTIERI SANI HUB: Healthy and Inclusive Neighborhoods for the Communities of the Metropolitan City of Florence

Valeria Lingua; Nicoletta Setola; Alessandra Rinaldi; Emanuela Morelli

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Valeria Lingua University of Florence, Italy
Nicoletta Setola University of Florence, Italy
Alessandra Rinaldi University of Florence, Italy
Emanuela Morelli University of Florence, Italy

Keywords:

healthy cities, healthy neighbourhoods, urban design, design for inclusion, primary care facilities

Abstract

As recognised in the scientific literature, the topic of healthy cities needs to be addressed at the neighbourhood scale, as health has a place-based dimension. The contribution is based on the Quartieri Sani Hub (Healthy Neighbourhoods Hub) ongoing research, aiming to investigate the issue of health and wellbeing through an integrated approach based on spatial and social knowledge, in order to define strategies and design scenarios for an inclusive and healthy neighborhood.

The paper presents the methodological approach defined within this research project for merging different aspects of the healthy city, leading to the definition of a transdisciplinary and multi-scalar conceptual framework in which the characteristics of the built environment that promote healthy lifestyles are systemised.