Using smartphone technologies to investigate the impact of the built urban environment on mental wellbeing in real time: a pilot study

Abstract

Urban living is associated with higher vulnerability to a range of mental health issues, but at present we know very little about the mechanisms that mediate this association. As the number of people moving to cities continues... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Neil Davidson (J & L Gibbons)
  2. Johanna Gibbons (J & L Gibbons)
  3. Michael Smythe (Nomad Projects)
  4. Andrea Mechelli (King's College London)

Topic Areas

IV. Behaviors 4.1 Mobilities and health 4.2 Spatial analysis of substance abuse and treatm , IV. Urbanism, Health and Wellbeing 4.1 Built environment 4.2 Pollution: air, noise, etc , V. Health indicators, spatial analysis and mapping: new tools, new methods 5.1 Spatial ana

Session

SPH-UH-01C » Spatializing Urban Health (08:00 - Friday, 1st April, TBA)

Paper

Long_abstract_-_13th_Urban_Health_Conference.docx

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