ABSTRACT
This book presents a new concept for design and development in towns and cities across the globe – ‘Streets for Life’. We developed this concept through our ongoing research in the Wellbeing in Sustainable Environments (WISE) research unit in the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD) at Oxford Brookes University. The unit is newly formed but is based on over 10 years’ research looking at how the design of the built environment affects people’s emotional wellbeing and quality of life. WISE research aims to offer design guidance, based on rigorous research investigating people’s views and preferences, on creating environments that maximise people’s quality of life. There has been so much interest in our Streets for Life design guidance, that we decided to include it all in this book, in a form that would be easy to read and use for those involved in the design and development of urban areas, neighbourhoods, streets and housing.
