University of Texas, Austin
UT Austin School of Architecture, Community and Regional Planning
Course Description
The Built Environment and Public Health
This course is intended to promote an interdisciplinary learning environment to examine the relationship between the built environment and public health issues/outcomes using the social ecological model. Despite the long history and daily interplay these areas have with one another, they are traditionally taught and practiced with little coordination. Issues related to transportation, land use, urban design, architecture, community development, environmental policy, health promotion and disease prevention are discussed, with examples covering how and why these elements should be considered part of the process and the outcome of public decision-making.