PlanningStudiesVOL.32NO.7JUL.200856CITYPLANNINGREVIEWURBANDESIGN:FROMDESIGNLANDSCAPETODESIGNHEALTHJINGuangjun;ZHANGChangjuanOntheconditionofdeteriorativebuiltenvironmentbroughtbytheurbanization,theurbanhealthissueattractsattentionsofspecialistsfrommanysubjects.Aimingat“designhighqualityurbanspatialenvironmentforpeople”,thesubjectofurbandesignshouldthinkmoreabouturbanhealth.Itisnotenoughforurbandesigntocontributetourbanhealthonlythoughurbanlandscapeplanning.Citizen’sac-tivitiesandscientificconstructionprocedureshouldalsobeinvolved.Thispaperdiscusseshowurbandesigncanhelpshapeahealthycityfromthefollow-ingthreeaspects:configuringtheurbanform,guidingthecitizen’sactivities,andestablishingsafetymechanism.urbandesign;urbanhealth;urbanform;citizenactivity;safetymechanism57Tab.1EffectfactorsofurbanhealthFig.1HardwearandsoftwearofurbanhealthPlanningStudiesVOL.32NO.7JUL.200858CITYPLANNINGREVIEW59Fig.2ElementsofhealthyurbandesignPlanningStudiesVOL.32NO.7JUL.200860CITYPLANNINGREVIEW61Fig.3ReconstructionplanofSanFranciscosea-gulfinBerkleyofCalifornia,America