Purpose – Most people live in cities and work in offices, two contexts offering many lifestyle-related and environmental health risks. To advance their health, this paper aims to introduce an analogy between urban design and facility design to explore whether health-directed design interventions in cities and facilities are related and to look for applicable cross-overs and opportunities to develop the facility management (FM) profession on the urban level. Design/methodology/approach – The principles of abductive reasoning as a first phase of scientific investigation were followed, by introducing a new idea and attentively observing phenomena in the communities of FM and urban design. The method was desk research, in the context of discovery. Findings – Many possible cross-overs exist which offer opportunities for urban planners and facility managers to reinforce each other and interesting market opportunities for the further development of urban FM. However, more systematic research is needed on efficacious and effective interventions. Furthermore, experiences and capacities of the FM sector should be unlocked and applied within a city context, as the knowledge and experiences of facility managers and urban planners can create synergy. Practical implications – The findings are directly applicable to facility and urban design practises and to FM education by involving students in city design practises. Originality/value – Cross-overs between facilities and cities are new and can inspire both facility managers and urban planners to work together more closely for the benefit of citizens and employees.

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通过城市设施管理发展健康的城市

目的–大多数人居住在城市并在办公室工作，这两种情况带来许多与生活方式相关的环境健康风险。为了促进他们的健康，本文旨在在城市设计和设施设计之间引入一个类比，以探索城市和设施中以健康为导向的设计干预措施是否相关，并寻找适用的跨界和机会来发展设施管理（FM）城市一级的职业。设计/方法/方法–遵循归纳推理原理作为科学调查的第一阶段，引入了新的思想并专心观察FM和城市设计社区中的现象。在发现的背景下，该方法是案头研究。调查结果–存在许多可能的交叉点，这些交叉点为城市规划人员和设施经理提供了相互加强的机会，并为进一步发展城市FM提供了有趣的市场机会。但是，需要对有效和有效的干预措施进行更系统的研究。此外，FM的经验和能力应在城市环境中释放和应用，因为设施经理和城市规划者的知识和经验可以产生协同作用。实际意义–通过使学生参与城市设计实践，研究结果直接适用于设施和城市设计实践以及FM教育。