The Impact of the University Built Environment on Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being: A Systematic Review

Yuanyuan Wang; Yuyan Zhang; Xingyu Xingyu Huang; Ziteng Zhou; Marco Cimillo

doi:10.1007/978-981-99-7965-3_14

The Impact of the University Built Environment on Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being: A Systematic Review

Yuanyuan Wang
, Yuyan Zhang
, Xingyu Xingyu Huang
, Ziteng Zhou
, Marco Cimillo

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

Abstract

Mental health and well-being of university student is critical in their academic performance, quality of life and personal growth at an important stage of their development. Among other factors, the built environment has a substantial impact, and students spend a significant part of their time in their university campus. This study reviews the relevant literature in order to synthesise the current body of knowledge and its gaps and limitations. Previous research from different fields of enquiry has demonstrated a range of effects on mental health for all the main aspects of the built environment, including its constitutive components (e.g. buildings, outdoor spaces), its spatial configuration (e.g. geometry, architecture), and its environmental characteristics (e.g. thermal, visual and acoustic factors). Furthermore, the current body of knowledge is still fragmented, lacking methodological consistency, systematisation and a specific framework for the educational spaces that can be translated in structured design guidelines.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Towards a Carbon Neutral Future
Subtitle of host publication	The Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures
Editors	Konstantinos Papadikis, Cheng Zhang, Shu Tang, Engui Liu, Luigi Di Sarno
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Springer
Pages	153-160
Number of pages	8
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9789819979653
ISBN (Print)	9789819979646, 9789819979677
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7965-3_14
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures 2023 - Suzhou, China Duration: 17 Aug 2023 → 20 Aug 2023 Conference number: 3rd

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume	393
ISSN (Print)	2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)	2366-2565

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures 2023
Abbreviated title	ICSBS 2023
Country/Territory	China
City	Suzhou
Period	17/08/23 → 20/08/23

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Access to Document

10.1007/978-981-99-7965-3_14

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Wang, Y., Zhang, Y., Xingyu Huang, X., Zhou, Z., & Cimillo, M. (2024). The Impact of the University Built Environment on Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being: A Systematic Review. In K. Papadikis, C. Zhang, S. Tang, E. Liu, & L. Di Sarno (Eds.), Towards a Carbon Neutral Future: The Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (1st ed., pp. 153-160). (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 393). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7965-3_14

Wang, Yuanyuan ; Zhang, Yuyan ; Xingyu Huang, Xingyu et al. / The Impact of the University Built Environment on Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being : A Systematic Review. Towards a Carbon Neutral Future: The Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures. editor / Konstantinos Papadikis ; Cheng Zhang ; Shu Tang ; Engui Liu ; Luigi Di Sarno. 1st. ed. Singapore : Springer, 2024. pp. 153-160 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering).

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Wang, Y, Zhang, Y, Xingyu Huang, X, Zhou, Z & Cimillo, M 2024, The Impact of the University Built Environment on Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being: A Systematic Review. in K Papadikis, C Zhang, S Tang, E Liu & L Di Sarno (eds), Towards a Carbon Neutral Future: The Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures. 1st edn, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 393, Springer, Singapore, pp. 153-160, International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures 2023, Suzhou, China, 17/08/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7965-3_14

The Impact of the University Built Environment on Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being: A Systematic Review. / Wang, Yuanyuan; Zhang, Yuyan; Xingyu Huang, Xingyu et al.
Towards a Carbon Neutral Future: The Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures. ed. / Konstantinos Papadikis; Cheng Zhang; Shu Tang; Engui Liu; Luigi Di Sarno. 1st. ed. Singapore: Springer, 2024. p. 153-160 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 393).

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Wang Y, Zhang Y, Xingyu Huang X, Zhou Z, Cimillo M. The Impact of the University Built Environment on Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being: A Systematic Review. In Papadikis K, Zhang C, Tang S, Liu E, Di Sarno L, editors, Towards a Carbon Neutral Future: The Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures. 1st ed. Singapore: Springer. 2024. p. 153-160. (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-7965-3_14