Designing cities to improve mental health, with Jenny Roe, PhD

This podcast episode explores the increasing urbanization rate and its associated challenges to mental health, particularly focusing on the concept of restorative cities. Dr. Jenny Rowe defines a restorative environment as any environment that supports mental health and highlights nature as a key restorative attribute providing four psychological benefits: fascination, extent, compatibility, and a sense of being away. The episode also discusses examples of restorative cities, the importance of green and blue spaces within urban environments, and the potential for pop-up urbanism to improve mental health.