The importance of healthy and sustainable built environments for vulnerable groups of population / Bhzad Sidawi and Mohamed Taha Al-Hariri

Research worldwide have demonstrated the adeverse impact unsustainabale and unhealthy built environment on citizens. In the case diabetes, studies have concentrated on the environmental impact and accessibility issues of a place i.e. the home and neighbourhood, whereas very few studies have addresse...

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Main Authors:	Sidawi, Bhzad, Al-Hariri, Mohamed Taha
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying 2015
Subjects:	Environmental protection Sustainable buildings. Sustainable construction
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14661/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14661/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14661/1/AJ_BHZAD%20SIDAWI%20BEJ%2015.pdf

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spelling	uitm-146612016-09-08T00:38:07Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14661/ The importance of healthy and sustainable built environments for vulnerable groups of population / Bhzad Sidawi and Mohamed Taha Al-Hariri Sidawi, Bhzad Al-Hariri, Mohamed Taha Environmental protection Sustainable buildings. Sustainable construction Research worldwide have demonstrated the adeverse impact unsustainabale and unhealthy built environment on citizens. In the case diabetes, studies have concentrated on the environmental impact and accessibility issues of a place i.e. the home and neighbourhood, whereas very few studies have addressed the spatial arrangement of places and linked it with the prevalence of diabetes. Also, little research has tackled the place's impact on diabetic patients and their views concerning their neighbourhoods. This paper illustrates the outcomes of survey that was carried out on diabetic individuals in the eastern province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The paper makes recommendations on how to improve the built environment in the KSA to be sustainable and healthier for all citizens including the diabetic patients. Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14661/1/AJ_BHZAD%20SIDAWI%20BEJ%2015.pdf Sidawi, Bhzad and Al-Hariri, Mohamed Taha (2015) The importance of healthy and sustainable built environments for vulnerable groups of population / Bhzad Sidawi and Mohamed Taha Al-Hariri. Built Environment Journal (BEJ), 12 (2). pp. 24-32. ISSN 1675-5022 https://bej.uitm.edu.my/
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spellingShingle	Environmental protection Sustainable buildings. Sustainable construction Sidawi, Bhzad Al-Hariri, Mohamed Taha The importance of healthy and sustainable built environments for vulnerable groups of population / Bhzad Sidawi and Mohamed Taha Al-Hariri
description	Research worldwide have demonstrated the adeverse impact unsustainabale and unhealthy built environment on citizens. In the case diabetes, studies have concentrated on the environmental impact and accessibility issues of a place i.e. the home and neighbourhood, whereas very few studies have addressed the spatial arrangement of places and linked it with the prevalence of diabetes. Also, little research has tackled the place's impact on diabetic patients and their views concerning their neighbourhoods. This paper illustrates the outcomes of survey that was carried out on diabetic individuals in the eastern province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The paper makes recommendations on how to improve the built environment in the KSA to be sustainable and healthier for all citizens including the diabetic patients.
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title	The importance of healthy and sustainable built environments for vulnerable groups of population / Bhzad Sidawi and Mohamed Taha Al-Hariri
title_short	The importance of healthy and sustainable built environments for vulnerable groups of population / Bhzad Sidawi and Mohamed Taha Al-Hariri
title_full	The importance of healthy and sustainable built environments for vulnerable groups of population / Bhzad Sidawi and Mohamed Taha Al-Hariri
title_fullStr	The importance of healthy and sustainable built environments for vulnerable groups of population / Bhzad Sidawi and Mohamed Taha Al-Hariri
title_full_unstemmed	The importance of healthy and sustainable built environments for vulnerable groups of population / Bhzad Sidawi and Mohamed Taha Al-Hariri
title_sort	importance of healthy and sustainable built environments for vulnerable groups of population / bhzad sidawi and mohamed taha al-hariri
publisher	Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying
publishDate	2015
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The importance of healthy and sustainable built environments for vulnerable groups of population / Bhzad Sidawi and Mohamed Taha Al-Hariri

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