Book chapter
Exploring new horizons for youth wellbeing and Public Space in Sierra Leone
ISOCARP Review 15: Planning for Metropolitan Area, pp.327-344
International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)
2019
Abstract
Since the advent of urban development, people have been abandoning their traditional rural lives and heading to cities with the dream to achieve greater economic and civic independence. However, this dream is difficult to attain. So-cial connections need to be re-established; access to jobs, services, affordable housing needs to be secured; and, distinct places made accessible- to achieve a level of comfort termed ‘urban livability’. This term refers to ways of sustaining a productive and meaningful human existence that integrates physical and social well-being parameters (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2015). It also implies a direct connection with health. Physical and social well-being are core pillars of health, defined as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (WHO 2006).
Details
- Title
- Exploring new horizons for youth wellbeing and Public Space in Sierra Leone
- Authors
- Nina Fredslund Ottosen (Author) - DreamtownGregor Helmut Mews (Author)
- Contributors
- Małgorzata Hanzl (Editor) - ISOCARP (Netherlands, The Hague)Jim Reilly (Editor)Mahak Agrawal (Editor)
- Publication details
- ISOCARP Review 15: Planning for Metropolitan Area, pp.327-344
- Publisher
- International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)
- Date published
- 2019
- Organisation Unit
- Bioclimatic and Sociotechnical Cities Lab; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99625540102621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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