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Exposure to high stress and its resulting damages are critical factors enhancing the risk of mental disorders (Streit et al., Stress 17(4), 352–361, 2014). The stress induced by the modern urban lifestyle can be a ground for the development and prevalence of mental disorders (Kennedy and Adolphs, Nature 474(7352), 452–453, 2011; Wandersman and Nation, Am Psychol 53(6), 647–656, 1998). In addition to being a significant cause of physical and mental illness, urban stress also increases the rate of moral anomalies in the city, thereby reducing citizens’ security. Moreover, it causes the loss of human capital in the city since high medical costs are imposed on citizens, and it reduces the quality of life and the level of satisfaction of citizens with the urban environment. Considering the stress difference in the world cities and its increase, urban planners, urban managers, and urban designers should urgently consider it an essential principle in their plans and designs to reduce its side effects.

In this chapter, materials such as: Background and aim, Benefits to the audience, Structure of this book are mentioned. Also, the content of each chapter of the book (Chap. 1: Introduction, Chap. 2: Explaining Related Concepts and Vocabulary and Identifying Their Connections, Chap. 3: Description of Urban Stressors, Chap. 4: Explaining Strategies to Reduce Urban Stress, Chap. 5: Identification of Urban Stress Measurement Methods, Chap. 6: Examining the Background and Global Experiences and Presenting Study Challenges and Gaps, Chap. 7: Presenting the Theoretical Framework of Stress Relief Urban Planning, Chap. 8: Conclusion) is described in the Structure of this book section.

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Jalilisadrabad, S., Behzadfar, M., Moghani Rahimi, K. (2023). Introduction. In: Stress Relief Urban Planning. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4202-2_1

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