There is growing concern that the built forms resulting from conventional suburban design may be adversely affecting the social well-being, sense of community, and psychological health of its residents. This study tested the premise that suburban neighborhood developments (n = 36) designed in accordance with a New Urbanist inspired planning policy in Perth, Western Australia, improved residents’ (n = 644) sense of community and mental health. Findings revealed that with each 10% increase in policy compliance, residents odds of experiencing high sense of community increased by 21% (OR = 1.21, 95% CI = [1.04, 1.41]) and low psychological distress increased by 14% (OR = 1.14, 95% CI = [1.01, 1.28]). These results add empirical input to the debate surrounding the rhetoric and purported social goals and benefits of the New Urbanism, indicating that implementation of its neo-traditionalist neighborhood design principles may help create the conditions for positive neighborhood sense of community and mental health.

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测试基于新都市主义规划原则的规划政策对西澳大利亚珀斯居民社区意识和心理健康的影响

人们越来越担心，传统郊区设计所产生的建筑形式可能会对居民的社会福祉、社区意识和心理健康产生不利影响。这项研究检验了这样一个前提，即根据西澳大利亚州珀斯的新都市主义者启发的规划政策设计的郊区社区开发项目 (n = 36) 改善了居民 (n = 644) 的社区意识和心理健康。结果显示，政策遵守度每增加 10%，居民体验高度社区感的几率增加 21%（OR = 1.21，95% CI = [1.04, 1.41]），低心理压力增加 14%（OR = 1.14, 95% CI = [1.01, 1.28])。这些结果为围绕新城市主义的修辞和声称的社会目标和利益的辩论增加了经验输入，