08 Healthy living will get closer to home

“Wellness communities”, designed with residents’ health in mind, will provide a solid foundation for better living. “With more of us focused on health, it follows that our cities should facilitate this,” says Mcgregor. The global market for these living spaces will reach $180bn by 2022*. But they’re not all affluent enclaves: under the NHS’S Healthy New Towns initiative, 10 UK housing sites will incorporate health services and green spaces.