Salutogenic Design: Reserve Opportunities for Health and Well-Being
More and more specialists in the world recognize an urgent need to invest in a health-improving ecological environment. This momentous shift may occur by implementing salutogenic design principles, according to which buildings constructed should become places that promote preservation and enhancement of human health and sense of well-being. The influence of the built environment on health is found to be striking. Thus, the concept of salutogenic design steps to the forefront of global urban development capabilities from the point of view of preventive strategies with the potential to reduce the burden of noncontagious disease and the potential to change life for the better.
In 1997, the World Health Organization stated that the “arena” of the pro-health fight should be located where people spend most of their time: at their workplaces, schools, hospitals, offices, public spaces and in private houses. This approach should be considered as the main one for promoting a healthy lifestyle.
At the beginning of the XX century, infectious diseases associated with the habitat were the main cause of high disease incidence and death rate in large cities. Later, sanitary and hygienic standards practiced during design and construction helped people cope with this problem.
Text by Alexey Danilov, Alan Dilani
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