TY - BOOK ED - New York (N.Y.) ED - New York (N.Y.). ED - New York (N.Y.). ED - New York (N.Y.). ED - New York (N.Y.). ED - New York (N.Y.). TI - Active Design Guidelines: promoting physical activity and health in design. SN - 2011507494 AV - HT168.N5 A37 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - NYC KW - City planning KW - Health aspects KW - New York (State) KW - New York KW - Environmental aspects KW - Streetscapes (Urban design) KW - Sustainable architecture N1 - "NYC, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Department of Design and Construction, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of Transportation, Department of City Planning, Office of Management and Budget. The Active Design Guidelines resulted from a collaborative, multidisciplinary effort among city agencies; ..."--P. 134; Includes bibliographical references; Table of Contents : Commissioners' Introduction 004 -- American Institute of Architects New York Introduction 005 -- Executive Summary 006 -- How to Use the Active Design Guidelines 008 -- Glossary of Symbols 009 -- Chapter 1 Environmental Design and Health : Past and Present 010 -- Chapter 2 Urban Design : Creating an Active City 020 -- Chapter 3 Building Design: Creating Opportunities for Daily Physical Activity 066 -- Chapter 4 Synergies with Sustainable and Universal Design 108 -- Appendix : LEED Physical Activity Innovation Credit 130 -- Photography Credits 133 -- Acknowledgments 134 -- N2 - In the 19th and early 20th centuries, architects and urban reformers helped to defeat infectious diseases like cholera and tuberculosis by designing better buildings, streets, neighborhoods, clean water systems, and parks. In the 21st century, designers can again play a crucial role in combating the most rapidly growing public health epidemics of our time: obesity and its impact on related chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers. Today, physical inactivity and unhealthy diet are second only to tobacco as the main causes of premature death in the United States. A growing body of research suggests that evidence-based architectural and urban design strategies can increase regular physical activity and healthy eating. The Active Design Guidelines provides architects and urban designers with a manual of strategies for creating healthier buildings, streets, and urban spaces, based on the latest academic research and best practices in the field including urban design strategies for creating neighborhoods, streets, and outdoor spaces that encourage walking, bicycling, and active transportation and recreation, and building design strategies for promoting active living where we work and live and play -- for example, through the placement and design of stairs, elevators, and indoor and outdoor spaces -- ER -