Systematic Review of Environmental Components Affecting Social Health

Barkhordari Firouzabadi, Mahdiye; Rahravi Poodeh, Sanaz; Tabaeian, Seyedeh Marzieh; Afshani, Seyed Alireza

doi:10.48311/UDD.6.1.75

Systematic Review of Environmental Components Affecting Social Health

Document Type : Systematic Review

Authors

M. Barkhordari Firouzabadi ¹

S. Rahravi Poodeh ²

S. M. Tabaeian ³

S. A. Afshani ⁴

¹ 1 Ph.D. student of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

² 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

³ 3 Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

⁴ Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

https://doi.org/10.48311/UDD.6.1.75

Abstract

Aims: Social health, as one of the dimensions of health, is affected by various components. The aim of the current research is to comprehensively review the studies carried out regarding the environmental components affecting social health and to identify the environmental components affecting it.

Methods: In a systematic review study, all related articles without time and place limitations, were retrieved by available and reliable databases, including Google Scholar, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, SID, Comprehensive humanities portal, and Magiran which finally, 46 articles were selected as final studies related to the subject in accordance with the desired entry criteria.

Findings: According to the findings of this study, the majority of the studies were conducted in the United States and Australia. Also, the findings of the study indicate that most of the studies were related to the urban area and about the citizens and residents of the neighborhood and very few studies were conducted in the field of architecture, mostly related to residential use and a few related to cultural, therapeutic and administrative uses.

Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, the environmental components affecting social health can be classified into 20 main groups, which mainly related to natural green spaces, third place, equipment, furniture, and access. Among the 28 social health indicators, social interaction and social relations have the highest degree of effectiveness, respectively.

Keywords

Health

social health

environment

Urbanization

Systematic Review

Subjects

City and Health

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