ABSTRACT
Landscape, a cultural as much as an ecological and geographical construct, is the habitat for humankind, the place where people live out their lives. Uncontrolled or poorly managed urban growth leads to severe inequalities in health among the urban population. The term salutogenic environment is increasingly used by people interested in public health to describe the kinds of places that support and promote good health. There are multiple ways that landscapes might support health, above and beyond the fundamental ones of being the ultimate source of all food, drink and medicine. The idea that development of publicly accessible green space might improve health in densely populated, working-class urban areas, was based on broad consensus concerning overall health benefits of parkland environments. There are multiple potential pathways between environmental quality and wellbeing of life. An urban landscape that offers more than the purely functional, is one that encourages people to get outdoors, to enjoy their time while outside.
