Conceptual Approaches of Health and Wellbeing at the Apartment Building Scale: A Review of Australian Studies

The complexity of environmental challenges facing populations are pushing researchers to go beyond traditional study designs alone investigate health within the urban environment using integrated coupled human-environment systems thinking. As high-density apartment living is increasing in Australia, it important understand conceptual frameworks guiding research at this scale Australia; therefore, article provides a systematic search and review residents-based studies exploring whether they conceptualised their approach ecological thinking building scale. Residents-based published English between January 2011 June 2021 was searched across six databases, with 1265 articles identified included for review. Findings demonstrate lack that use systemic More specifically, complex views not fully grasped or reflected current designs. This gap further complicated by explicit definition conceptualisation wellbeing diverse use. Future should consider adopting relational drivers along an perspective address residents’ multiple implement United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).