virtual technology can be a useful tool for designing models of healthy urban environments. the resilience and sustainability in any urban environment involves the establishment and maintenance of the health of its citizens. the well-being of youth, the future workforce of every society, is a highly important consideration in the design of cities. cities are only truly sustainable when the work...

T recognition that environmental factors can affect human health can be traced at least as far back as the thirteenth century when the King of England banned the burning of sea-coal in London because it was “prejudicial to health” (Brimblecombe 1999). In the eight-hundred years that have followed, our understanding of biology, chemistry, and medicine have evolved considerably. Alongside large-s...

A s commentators on Colin Sage’s book Environment and Food (Sage 2012) and with one of us as a member of the ‘meet the critics’ ’ session at AAG 2012, we are pleased to collaborate with fellow critics and Sage on furthering the compelling debates he develops in his timely and sharply executed book. Together, as a geographer (David) dedicated to coupled human-land systems – and as a reviewer for...

it is a serious point to put sustainability into effect with the intention of healthy environment. health, according to the united nation development program (undp) is one of the important indicators which shows development level in each country. health is extremely meaningful and is associated with a great part of urban and regional planning policies as a main aspiration. it also contains many...