Planning for Healthy Communities

Joongsub Kim, PhD, FAIA, AICP, is a full professor at Lawrence Technological University (Michigan, United States) and directs its Detroit Studio. He has engaged in various applied research projects in socially responsive design, community development, urban design, and environmental psychology. He has also served as a reviewer for grant competitions for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and Kresge Foundation in the United States. He has received numerous grants and other awards from National Endowment for the Arts, National Science Foundation, American Institute of Architects, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Kellogg Foundation, Graham Foundation, and more. His work has been published in various peer-reviewed journals, and his book entitled What Do Design Reviewers Really Do? was published in 2019.

• List of figures and tablesAcknowledgements1. Introduction2. Learning from Detroit: A bottom-up community development system and its potential for enhancing community health3. Community vitality as a shared narrative for promoting community health4. Coordination of capitalization for equitably enhancing community health5. System governance for achieving healthy communities6. Research implications, lessons learned, recommendations, and conclusionsIndex

“Prof. Kim, PhD, FAIA has spent the majority of his impressive career working with students and community organizations planning and designing equitable communities. This short but powerful Routledge book summarizes his multidisciplinary approach to planning for healthy communities and provides a thoroughly thought out lesson to all”.Stephen Vogel, Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor, FAIA, University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture and Community Development, United States."Joongsub Kim, distinguished architect, planner, and educator in Planning for Healthy Communities reveals that healthy communities, based on principles of equitability and sustainability, don’t happen inherently. His insightful research demonstrates how healthy communities require rigorous “grassroots” planning, appropriate capitalization through community partnerships, and active implementation strategies."Glen LeRoy, FAIA, FAICP, President Emeritus, Boston Architectural College.