Built Environment Through a Well-Being Lens

The report explores how the built environment (i.e. housing, transport, infrastructure and urban design/land use) interacts with people's lives and affects their well-being and its sustainability.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development 2023.
Edición:1st ed
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Reader's guide
  • Conventions for figures in the report
  • Executive summary
  • Key findings
  • 1. Viewing the built environment through a well-being lens: What it means for definitions and measurement
  • 1.1. How is the built environment defined, and what are its key components?
  • 1.1.1. Introduction
  • 1.1.2. The OECD Well-being Framework: Why this holistic approach matters for the built environment
  • 1.1.3. How is the built environment defined?
  • The issue of scope in defining the built environment
  • Academic approaches to the built environment
  • Governments' definitions of the built environment
  • 1.1.4. Key components of the built environment with relevance to people's well-being
  • Housing (residential buildings)
  • Urban Design/Land Use
  • Transport
  • Technical Infrastructure (Energy, water, waste management and digital infrastructure)
  • 1.2. How can the built environment be measured and assessed? What are the factors that shape its future evolution?
  • 1.2.1. Which national statistical sources deal with the built environment?
  • 1.2.2. How is the built environment assessed?
  • 1.2.3. Which indicators are both important and relevant?
  • References
  • Annex 1.A. The built environment in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Annex 1.B. Data quality description of selected indicators to describe the built environment and its components
  • Notes
  • 2. The state of the built environment and how it impacts well-being and sustainability
  • 2.1. Using a well-being lens to examine the built environment
  • 2.2. Well-being and the built environment: Housing
  • 2.2.1. The inter-relationship between well-being and housing
  • Material conditions and economic capital
  • Wealth and consumption
  • Work and job quality
  • Economic capital
  • Quality of life, human capital and natural capital
  • Physical and mental health.
  • Environmental quality and natural capital
  • 2.2.2. The state of housing in OECD countries
  • Housing quantity
  • Housing quality
  • Housing affordability
  • Housing space
  • Housing basic facilities
  • Housing distress
  • 2.3. Well-being and the built environment: Transport
  • 2.3.1. The inter-relationship between well-being and transport
  • Material conditions and economic capital
  • Consumption
  • Work and job quality
  • Economic capital
  • Quality of life, human capital and natural capital
  • Environmental quality and natural capital
  • Safety
  • Physical and mental health
  • 2.3.2. The state of transport in OECD countries
  • Infrastructure stock
  • Transport quality
  • Accessibility of public transport
  • Effectiveness of public transport
  • 2.4. Well-being and the built environment: Technical infrastructure
  • 2.4.1. The inter-relationship between well-being and technical infrastructure
  • Water and sanitation
  • Material conditions and economic capital
  • Quality of life, human capital and natural capital
  • Energy Infrastructure
  • Material conditions and economic capital
  • Quality of life, human capital and natural capital
  • 2.4.2. The state of technical infrastructure in OECD countries
  • Access to essential services (drinkable water, electricity and public sewerage)
  • 2.5. Well-being and the built environment: Urban design/land use
  • 2.5.1. The inter-relationship between well-being and urban design/land use
  • Material conditions and economic capital
  • Income, consumption and housing
  • Quality of life, human capital and natural capital
  • Safety
  • Physical and mental health
  • Environmental quality and natural capital
  • Community relations and social capital
  • 2.5.2. The state of urban design and land use in OECD countries
  • Artificial surfaces
  • Urban built-up area
  • Average urban building height
  • Open space for public use.
  • Proximity and access to services and amenities
  • References
  • Annex 2.A. Definition and measurement of the indicators included in this report
  • Overall built environment
  • Housing
  • Infrastructure
  • Transport (focus on public transport)
  • Technical infrastructure (energy, water, waste management and digital infrastructure)
  • Urban design/land use
  • Notes
  • 3. Next steps: Towards an integrated policy approach
  • 3.1. Principles of a well-being policy approach applied to the built environment
  • 3.1.1. The built environment features in several national well-being frameworks and indicators
  • 3.1.2. A well-being approach for the built environment: 4Rs (Refocus, Redesign, Realign, Reconnect)
  • 3.1.1. Refocusing the built environment on well-being
  • Redesigning built environment policies to promote well-being, inclusion and sustainability
  • Realigning the policy structures that support the built environment
  • Reconnecting the various public, private and civil society actors that shape and make use of the built environment
  • 3.3. Countries' experiences: Well-being and sustainability policies for the built environment
  • 3.3.1. New Zealand's housing and urban policies and well-being
  • Refocusing on well-being to anchor housing and urban policies
  • Redesigning policies with multidimensional well-being evidence
  • Realigning different agencies and partners around a common vision of success
  • Reconnecting with the wider community
  • 3.3.2. Ireland's transport policies for sustainability and well-being
  • Refocusing on sustainable mobility and towards sustainable accessibility
  • Redesigning the transport system to address multiple dimensions of people's needs
  • Realigning land use and transport planning
  • Reconnecting through public consultation and stakeholder engagement
  • 3.4. Conclusion and ways forward
  • References.
  • Annex 3.A. The built environment in national well-being frameworks and indicators
  • Notes.