title: [The self healing power of cities--civil qualities of urban life].
abstract: Health and hygiene are top issues from the early days down the history of a town or a city. Pestilence, epidemic plagues and infectious diseases are once in a while endangering the delicate equilibrium of a city as an organism. Many infra-structural measures are taken to ensure health in and of the city. What makes a healthy city is not just the absence of illness, a healthy city is inspired by the mentality of their citizens, it is a work of art and based on an consensus of what does mean quality of live for the city and its inhabitants. It is multifaceted and can develop the power to regenerate itself. In times of a demographic change with more elderly people in the future then ever and less money in public pursues we nevertheless have the civic duties and the obligation to look after health of our cities. Many faculties like science, visual art, engineering and design must cooperate and work together toward that goal.
authors.affiliation: Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau, Dessau. service@bauhaus-dessau.de
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akbar
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000639:trends*; D005858:Germany; D015438:Health Behavior; D038622:Internationality; D008019:Life Style; D011788:Quality of Life; D014504:Urban Health / Q000639:trends*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000639:trends*