Part of the six-volume Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, this volume examines the ways in which the built environment can affect and enhance the wellbeing of society.

• Explores the effects of environment on wellbeing and provides insight and guidance for designing, creating, or providing environments that improve wellbeing
• Looks at the social and health issues surrounding sustainable energy and sustainable communities, and how those connect to concepts of wellbeing
• Brings the evidence base for environmental wellbeing into one volume from across disciplines including urban planning, psychology, sociology, healthcare, architecture, and more
• Part of the six-volume set Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, which brings together leading research on wellbeing from across the social sciences

Rachel Cooper is Professor of Design Management and Policy at the University of Lancaster.

Elizabeth Burton is Professor of Sustainable Building Design and Wellbeing and founding director of the Wellbeing in Sustainable Environments research unit at the University of Warwick.

Cary L. Cooper is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University.