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Effects of Urban Built Environment on Mental Health: A Review

This paper presents a systematic review of how prior research on the influence of the built environment on mental health has progressed. The study utilised open-access journals to cover environmental, public health, landscape, and urban planning databases from 2000 to 2021, focusing on specific keyw...

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Main Authors: Nurul Zakirah, Zainal, Nafisa, Hosni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UNIMAS Publisher 2022
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BF Psychology
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41916/1/Effects%20of%20Urban%20Built%20Environment%20on%20Mental%20Health%20A%20Review-1.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41916/
https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/article/view/4398
https://doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.4398.2022
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spelling my.unimas.ir.419162023-06-06T01:58:03Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41916/ Effects of Urban Built Environment on Mental Health: A Review Nurul Zakirah, Zainal Nafisa, Hosni BF Psychology This paper presents a systematic review of how prior research on the influence of the built environment on mental health has progressed. The study utilised open-access journals to cover environmental, public health, landscape, and urban planning databases from 2000 to 2021, focusing on specific keywords. Five major themes emerged from the research. Most studies from the early 2000s to 2014 focused on the negative consequences of a poorly constructed built environment on mental health. Since 2015, the focus has shifted to a broader context, primarily the urban environment, its relationship with mental health and how it contributes to positive mental health. Finally, evidence of changes in the context and circumstances may shed light on the research's future trajectory. UNIMAS Publisher 2022-03-31 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41916/1/Effects%20of%20Urban%20Built%20Environment%20on%20Mental%20Health%20A%20Review-1.pdf Nurul Zakirah, Zainal and Nafisa, Hosni (2022) Effects of Urban Built Environment on Mental Health: A Review. Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, 8 (1). pp. 30-48. ISSN 2550-1623 https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/article/view/4398 https://doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.4398.2022
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Nurul Zakirah, Zainal
Nafisa, Hosni
Effects of Urban Built Environment on Mental Health: A Review
description This paper presents a systematic review of how prior research on the influence of the built environment on mental health has progressed. The study utilised open-access journals to cover environmental, public health, landscape, and urban planning databases from 2000 to 2021, focusing on specific keywords. Five major themes emerged from the research. Most studies from the early 2000s to 2014 focused on the negative consequences of a poorly constructed built environment on mental health. Since 2015, the focus has shifted to a broader context, primarily the urban environment, its relationship with mental health and how it contributes to positive mental health. Finally, evidence of changes in the context and circumstances may shed light on the research's future trajectory.
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author Nurul Zakirah, Zainal
Nafisa, Hosni
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Nafisa, Hosni
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title Effects of Urban Built Environment on Mental Health: A Review
title_short Effects of Urban Built Environment on Mental Health: A Review
title_full Effects of Urban Built Environment on Mental Health: A Review
title_fullStr Effects of Urban Built Environment on Mental Health: A Review
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Urban Built Environment on Mental Health: A Review
title_sort effects of urban built environment on mental health: a review
publisher UNIMAS Publisher
publishDate 2022
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41916/1/Effects%20of%20Urban%20Built%20Environment%20on%20Mental%20Health%20A%20Review-1.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41916/
https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/article/view/4398
https://doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.4398.2022
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