Urban Planning and Health

Necessary Approach in Architecture and Urbanism Courses in America

Abstract

Universities have used various resources and technologies to provide more attractive and dynamic classes. Still, there is a need to implement interdisciplinarity within different fields of education, especially in integrating health with disciplines that manage city planning, to train students of higher education more qualified to facilitate and increase the quality of life and well-being of the local society. For example, accessing health knowledge during the Architecture and Urbanism course is essential to construct healthier spaces. The target is that students can spread these ideas to other professionals and society by promoting collective discussions to produce better work for the community by forming diversified teams with representatives of the University, society, and government. This is given the relevance of the issue where more effective Urban Planning can be carried out about health and society, with a more egalitarian city that promotes well-being, happiness, and a better quality of life for its inhabitants. And get good planners who use their knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be competent to develop coherent strategies for each type of society. Nevertheless, the composition of other areas from the undergraduate to the graduate courses is important in the student's training process, contributing to a more interdisciplinary and intersectoral vision, especially concerning urban planning and aiming at the healthy.