Introduction

In the Introduction, the reasons which led the author to realize the book and how it is organized are illustrated. The book deals with the health of places and how to make them healthier, more liveable and sustainable from the point of view of people who use them. Since health is a concept that is studied in many disciplines, to illustrate it, the author limited the field of investigation to the observation of the factors and elements that make a place liveable and that can promote healthy behaviours in people, which, in turn, can contribute to the sustainable maintenance and improvement of spaces according to a virtuous circle.