Landscape and Health: The Case of Siping Community in Shanghai

The paper focuses on the existing and current relationship between landscape and health. Today's urban and territorial development programs are strongly influenced by the main global changes related to climate, environment, technology and demography. WHO, over the years, has elaborated precise indications regarding these issues and the echo of certain successes has recently reached countries such as China, where attention to health is placed at the top of government. Urbanization is important that considers these variables globally to offer greener, safer and healthier urban spaces, adapting local cultural diversity and promoting social inclusion. Moreover, if the experimentation of new tools will not be available to handle the upcoming changes, they will end up hindering the improvement of life quality of millions of people. Against this background, authors intend to present an accurate analysis, combining and comparing information on the levels that constitute the landscape element of a specific reality chosen from Shanghai city and assessing its different aspects in relation to the health factor. This classification is followed by the definition of an urban solution, considered standard, which provides directions for the development of a healthier urban context.