QUALITY OF LIFE FOUNDATION LAUNCHES “RADICAL BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE OF UK PLANNING”
The framework establishes actions that developers, designers, communities and local authorities can take to deliver places that promote a good quality of life for all, now and in the future.
The Quality of Life Framework document launched on 1st March 2021
Launched on 1st March 2021, the Quality of Life Framework document brings together over a years-worth of research conducted with communities, politicians and wider industry stakeholders to understand how the built environment can improve our physical, social and mental wellbeing
The framework is organised into six overriding themes; Control, Health, Nature, Wonder, Movement and Belonging. Each section brings with it a set of practical steps for creating better places for people to live, forming a “radical blueprint for the future of UK planning”.
“Quality of life describes a person’s physical, social and psychological wellbeing. It draws attention to the accumulated impact of the day-to-day, which is the level to which individuals may feel their lives to be happy, active, sociable, interesting and meaningful,” said Professor Sadie Morgan, the founder and chair of the foundation.
“At the moment, the UK needs more and better-quality homes that improve, rather than diminish, people’s health and wellbeing,” she adds. “We should be doing more as a country and society to ensure that no one has poor health just because of the house they live in, and that we create and care for our homes and communities in a way that improve people’s quality of life. This framework explores how we can do that.”
In 2019, The Quality of Life Foundation commissioned Publica to conduct a literature review of current academic studies and government reports, guidance, strategies and policies addressing the links between quality of life and the built environment.
The aim of the review was to identify key themes and specific pathways through which the buildings, communities and neighbourhoods where people live and work support a high quality of life.
Six themes were identified to organise the literature review. These address what people need from their homes and communities to support quality of life:
— A sense of control and agency among residents over their environment
— Ease of movement
— Belonging and togetherness
— Feeling cared for
— Access to nature
— Enjoyment, fun and wonder
The review set out strategies for ensuring these drivers of quality of life are embedded in the places and neighbourhoods currently being built. Publica identified opportunities for better delivering and valuing quality of life outcomes during the land assembly, planning, design, construction, management and evaluation of new developments.
The research therefore both identified what makes a place supportive and conducive to a good quality of life and the practices that either support or hinder these outcomes being delivered.
Click here to see the Quality of Life Framework document in full
News ⋅ March 2021
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QUALITY OF LIFE FOUNDATION LAUNCHES “RADICAL BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE OF UK PLANNING”
The framework establishes actions that developers, designers, communities and local authorities can take to deliver places that promote a good quality of life for all, now and in the future.
The Quality of Life Framework document launched on 1st March 2021
Launched on 1st March 2021, the Quality of Life Framework document brings together over a years-worth of research conducted with communities, politicians and wider industry stakeholders to understand how the built environment can improve our physical, social and mental wellbeing
The framework is organised into six overriding themes; Control, Health, Nature, Wonder, Movement and Belonging. Each section brings with it a set of practical steps for creating better places for people to live, forming a “radical blueprint for the future of UK planning”.
“Quality of life describes a person’s physical, social and psychological wellbeing. It draws attention to the accumulated impact of the day-to-day, which is the level to which individuals may feel their lives to be happy, active, sociable, interesting and meaningful,” said Professor Sadie Morgan, the founder and chair of the foundation.
“At the moment, the UK needs more and better-quality homes that improve, rather than diminish, people’s health and wellbeing,” she adds. “We should be doing more as a country and society to ensure that no one has poor health just because of the house they live in, and that we create and care for our homes and communities in a way that improve people’s quality of life. This framework explores how we can do that.”
In 2019, The Quality of Life Foundation commissioned Publica to conduct a literature review of current academic studies and government reports, guidance, strategies and policies addressing the links between quality of life and the built environment.
The aim of the review was to identify key themes and specific pathways through which the buildings, communities and neighbourhoods where people live and work support a high quality of life.
Six themes were identified to organise the literature review. These address what people need from their homes and communities to support quality of life:
— A sense of control and agency among residents over their environment
— Ease of movement
— Belonging and togetherness
— Feeling cared for
— Access to nature
— Enjoyment, fun and wonder
The review set out strategies for ensuring these drivers of quality of life are embedded in the places and neighbourhoods currently being built. Publica identified opportunities for better delivering and valuing quality of life outcomes during the land assembly, planning, design, construction, management and evaluation of new developments.
The research therefore both identified what makes a place supportive and conducive to a good quality of life and the practices that either support or hinder these outcomes being delivered.
Click here to see the Quality of Life Framework document in full
News ⋅ March 2021
See more