Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Buildings
Volume
12
Issue
12
Publisher
MDPI
School
School of Business and Law
RAS ID
54036
Abstract
Neurological constructs are being applied in various fields; within urban studies and built environments, neurourbanism stands out. To understand this concept, this study seeks to conduct a scientometric analysis of the concept of neurourbanism. To do so, we gauged the intellectual structure and clarified the influencers and emerging themes while seeking to identify essential gaps in neurourbanism research in urban studies and the built environment. Data were sorted from Dimensions Artificial Intelligence platform because of its reliability in providing the needed dataset accurately, and the Citespace software was used to analyze the data. Our results suggest plurality in explaining the risk factors in urbanicity research, particularly regarding prevalence, incidence, and the general cause of psychosis in urban living. The study also shows that players in the construction sector, such as engineers, town planners, and developers, have not fully grasped how the built environment assists in improving well-being, reducing stress levels of urbanists, assisting migrants in settling into the community, and the general mental wellness of those who live in the city. The study also identified a correlation between urbanization and mental health and added that the main recipient of rapid urban transformation countries does not show leadership in neurourbanism studies.
DOI
10.3390/buildings12122056
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Comments
Ndaguba, E., Cilliers, J., Mbanga, S., Brown, K., & Ghosh, S. (2022). Re-imaging the future in urban studies and built environment discourse: A neurourbanism perspective. Buildings, 12(12), Article 2056. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12122056