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Imagination is one of the most complex mental conditions that human beings have generated and refined throughout their evolutionary history. Imagination, and the use that the individual performs, is also a contextual test of mental well-being as well as a tool to improve it. The text analyses possible ways of adopting the characteristics of imagination to facilitate the design of places in urban public space that take into account the mental well-being of the individual. The first part introduces the research topic, presenting the theoretical framework and the relationships that exist between science of mind and the design of urban public space. The second part analyses the relationship between imagination and psychology and between the former and the urban environment. The last section finally traces, in the form of conclusions, the adaptability and usability of the characteristics of imagination to the research topic.
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Lonardo, E. (2023). Imagination as a Design Tool for a Mental Wellbeing Urbanism. In: Anzani, A., Scullica, F. (eds) The City of Care. Springer Series in Design and Innovation , vol 26. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14608-4_4
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