Why green spaces, walkable neighbourhoods and life-enhancing buildings can all help in the fight against dementia
(WorldNews Health)

Around 50m people worldwide are living with dementia. Shutterstock Thirty years ago dementia was a condition less understood than it is now and assumed to be a normal part of ageing. A condition which affects the memory, it can also affect sight, hearing, balance, walking, visual and spatial understanding, navigation and tonal differentiation, and can cause hallucinations. Today, dementia affects approximately 50 million people worldwide and is predicted to double in 20 years due to an ageing population and an increase in awareness and diagnosis. Dementia has become a global issue. The design of the built environment can have a profound impact on how a person with dementia perceives,...