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• Designing Healthy Blue Spaces Principles, Patterns, and Methods for Freshwater Blue Space Design in Urban Environments

  Haoxiang Zhang

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  This thesis investigates the practical connection between health-promoting evidence and the spatial design of blue spaces. This endeavour aims to develop instrumental resources that facilitate the integration of the health benefits of natural environments into actionable strategies, thereby augmenting the development of design research and enhancing understanding of the nature-health nexus. The research methodically examines three interrelated aspects: understanding the academic contexts...