LIVING LIKE THE BLUE ZONES®
HOW CAN THE POWER 9® OF THE BLUE ZONES® BE TRANSLATED AND IMPLEMENTED INTO A RESIDENTIAL
LANDSCAPE DESIGN?
Drawn by Elizabeth Hickey
Elizabeth R. Hickey Department of Urban Horticulture at SUNY Farmingdale Horticultural Technology Management in Landscape Development & Design
LIVING LIKE THE BLUE ZONESâ
A Design Capstone submitted to the Department of Urban Horticulture of the State University of New York, Farmingdale State College
By Elizabeth R. Hickey in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Horticultural Technology Management in Landscape Development & Design May 2019 - Long Island, New York
______Professor Stevie Famulari
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I, Elizabeth R. Hickey, grant permission for the State University of New York, Farmingdale State College, and the Department of Urban Horticulture and Design to reproduce any portion of this capstone for any purpose they deem proper.
Signature Date
______Elizabeth R. Hickey
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ...... 2
KEYWORDS ...... 5 SECTION 1 ...... 6
STATEMENT OF INTENT ...... 7 PROBLEM STATEMENT ...... 7 PROJECT TYPOLOGY ...... 8 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION ...... 9 UNIFYING IDEA ...... 10 THE CLAIM ...... 11 SECTION 2 ...... 13
THE PROPOSAL ...... 14 NARRATIVE OF DESIGN RESEARCH ...... 14 USER / CLIENT DESCRIPTION ...... 14
SITE INFORMATION ...... 16 SITE CRITERIA ...... 16 INVENTORY & ANALYSIS ...... 19 ANALYSIS: QUALITATIVE ...... 20 ANALYSIS: QUANTITATIVE ...... 22 SECTION 3 ...... 23
CASE STUDIES ...... 23
CASE STUDY 1: LONGEVITY GARDENS BACKYARD GARDEN & UBRAN FARM (Tempe, Arizona) ...... 23
CASE STUDY 2: BLUE ZONES: RETHINKING THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE Briana Riddell, School of Architecture, Georgia Tech ...... 25 CASE STUDY 3: YOGA AND REBIRTH IN AMERICA: ASIAN RELIGIONS ARE HERE TO STAY Wendy Cadge & Courtney Bender ...... 26
GOALS ...... 27 ITSTORICAL CONTEXT ...... 27 CAPSTONE GOALS ...... 28
CLOSING ...... 29
REFERENCE LIST ...... 30 STUDENT PROFILE ...... 31 STUDENT COURSE EXPERIENCE ...... 33
APPENDIX ...... 35
DESIGN ELEMENTS ...... 36 PROJECT SOLUTION DOCUMENTATION ...... 37 DIGITAL REPRESENTATION ...... 38 DESIGN BOARD ...... 39
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 1 ABSTRACT
Under the leading research of Dan Buettner and National Geographic, The Blue Zones® are parts of the world that hold the highest density of centenarians. In other words, places with the longest living people. Not only do these people live to be very old but they are highly active and live very healthy lifestyles.
There are 5 Blue Zonesâ: - Okinawa, Prefecture of Japan - Ikaria, Greece - Barbagia Region of Sardinia, Italy - Seventh Day Adventists of Loma Linda, California - Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
Through studies and observations of these regions, a team of medical researchers, anthropologists, demographers, and epidemiologists have come together to create the Power 9®. The Power 9® are 9 evidence-based common denominators among all of The Blue Zones®. These factors are the stepping stones to healthier lifestyle alternatives –increasing longevity, and enhancing the quality of life. This project acknowledges the importance of research and how it can not only benefit our society, but also benefit our lifestyles as individuals. This capstone extracts and conceptualizes the main ideas
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 2 from the Power 9® into the works of residential Long Island landscape design. The objective is to transform outdoor living space into an area that allows the resident(s) to integrate the practices of the Blue Zones® into their lifestyle. To communicate these ideas, the Power 9® are broken down and translated into landscape features, concepts, symbols, and flow. Overall, this project is intended to inspire local landscape designers to follow these practices, understand the importance of educating clients, and to harness the power of instilling lifestyles through design.
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 3 POWER 9®
via. BLUE ZONES®
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 4 KEYWORDS
BLUE ZONESâ –longevity hotspots or regions that demographically reflect the lifestyle and the environment of the world’s longest-lived people. Deemed under the research of Dan Buettner and NatGeo. (Okinawa, Japan | Sardinia, Italy | Ikaria, Greece | Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica | Loma Linda, CA, United States) via Blue Zonesâ
DAN BUETTNER – Blue Zones® founder, is a national geographic fellow and multiple New York Times bestselling author. He has discovered five places in the world – dubbed “Blue Zones” via Blue Zonesâ
CENTENARIAN – one that is 100 years old or older via Merriam-Webster
INSTILL – gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude, especially a desirable one) in a person's mind. via Google Dictionary
IMPLEMENT – put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) Into effect via Google Dictionary
POWER 9® – a set of commonalities shared between the blue zones that lead to longer, healthier, happier lives. via Blue Zonesâ
SANCTUARY – a place of refuge or safety. / a nature reserve via Google Dictionary
BLUE ZONES PROJECTâ – Leveraging secrets discovered in Blue Zones around the world—rare longevity hotspots—Blue Zones Project® is helping transform communities across the U.S. into areas where the healthy choice is easy and people live longer with a higher quality of life. via Blue Zonesâ
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SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION
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STATEMENT OF INTENT
PROBLEM STATEMENT
How can the Power 9® of the Blue Zones® be translated and implemented into a residential landscape design?
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 7 PROJECT TYPOLOGY
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
BLUE ZONESâ
POWER 9â
HUMAN HEALTH & WELL BEING
QUALITY OF LIFE
RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE
SUBURBAN LANDSCAPE
TRANSLATION
IMPLEMENTATION
EXTERIOR GREEN SPACE
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 8 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION
As a developing landscape designer, I used to question whether I wanted to become an influencer or just a recreator of past design trends. Coming to realize there will always be a degree of both, I currently aim to become more of the influencer type. I believe in the
Blue Zones Project® because it introduces a new happier and healthier way of life from the individual, all the way up to community scale.
Backed up by years of research and publications, the guidelines to these new ideas hold interest to me. The Power 9® has been directly observed and recorded showing proof throughout The Blue Zones®.
Through the Blue Zones Project®, cities in the United States have already integrated these practices and have seen dramatic results in the first year.
Current collaborating communities are as follows;
- Beach Cities, CA
- Albert Lea, MN
- Spencer, IA
- Fort Worth, TX
In this capstone project, I have homed in on transforming a residential property located on Long Island. Directly correlating the concept of the Power 9® to residential landscape design, I hope to use
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 9 these ideas to educate future designers and teach clients the fundamentals of the Blue Zonesâ as well as making smarter decisions with their money, space, and lifestyle changes.
UNIFYING IDEA
Established by the Danish Twin Study, only 20% of how long the average individual lives is because of genes (The Blue Zones®). The other 80% is based on one’s lifestyle and their environment. Lifestyle and environment are the two essential factors in residential landscape design. It just depends on what is the designer’s objective? And what changes and enhancements is the client willing to make? Working with the ideas of the Blue Zones Project® can help shape designer’s decisions and motives when working with clients. The Blue Zones® Projects also provides credibility to back up design reasoning and justification. The Blue Zones Project® is an initiative taken in the United States to educate communities and citizens on living more active and healthier lives collectively.
So how about an initiative that has a market and can provide ethical designs to work towards the Blue Zones Project® one landscape at a time? This capstone solution takes all the ideas of The Blue Zones® and
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 10 the Blue Zones Project®, and puts it into the exterior green space of a residential property.
“Our approach is based on the cornerstone of sustainability. Unlike other health or wellness initiatives we address the environment not just the individual, resulting in long-term impact that stands the test of time.” - THE BLUE ZONES®
THE CLAIM
Although it may seem that the concepts of the Blue Zonesâ are foreign and that these regions are far across the world, but geographically they are very similar to Long Island. Like Long Island, all of the Blue Zonesâ are coastal regions or are in close proximity to large bodies of water. It can be assumed that surrounding water acts as societal barriers in isolating cultures and bringing people together. Some of the Blue Zonesâ are located within tropical climates and some are located within temperate climates. In spite of the four-season annual pattern, Long Island does not experience as consistent of weather but experiences a little bit of everything. As a whole, Long Island is a culturally diverse part of the United States but lacks cultural drive. Like the Blue Zonesâ , Long Island is broken up into various villages and close-knit townships. Critical aspects of Long Island’s culture that are
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 11 lacking is city planning and lifestyle guidance through design. Using
Long Island as precedent for this capstone shows great relevance and reasoning to a new age of design for this region.
via Google Maps
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SECTION 2
DESIGN
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 13 THE PROPOSAL
NARRATIVE OF DESIGN RESEARCH
The design research for this capstone focuses on the idea of the Blue Zones® vs. American Landscape Design vs. Instilling a Lifestyle Through Design. This scope of research will expand upon case studies, with objectives to design for health, happiness, and/or longevity. *Due to the goal of designing a Okinawan, Sardinian inspired landscape, additional research on Japanese and Mountainous Italian landscapes will be performed.
USER / CLIENT DESCRIPTION
By implementing the Power 9® concepts into residential landscape design, residents will become familiar with The Blue Zones® lifestyle.
Through these practices, residents will have the opportunity for greater value and uses of their land. Not only does following the Power 9® add to longevity, but designing and educating with the intent of these concepts enhance the quality of life of the residents. More than creating an experience for the residents, these practices mark
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 14 reminders, shape lifestyles, aid to mental/physical well-being and will have a huge positive output for growing communities.
Starting at the residence scale, this capstone is based off of an inland Long Island property located in Ronkonkoma. The dwelling is a single-family Ranch style home on a property that is 20,00 square feet.
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 15 SITE INFORMATION
SITE CRITERIA
Site: Single-Family Residence – Ronkonkoma, Long Island, New York
Located on the Site located within Single family home east coast of the the Hamlet of (Couple +2) U.S Ronkonkoma. Single story ranch Residence LongIsland
Ronkonkoma style dwelling (west - Walking distance to - Central Long - stores, fire/police facing) Island. dept., schools, lake, 100' x 200' regular Culturally diverse. public transportation. shaped property.
In the middle of a •*Lacks efficient Minimal size dwelling CITY CRITERIA CRITERIA CITY with ample exterior
population gradient sidewalks and CRITERIA SITE between NYC and enforcement of a space. REGIONAL CRITERIA CRITERIA REGIONAL the Hamptons. pedestrian-friendly Leveled grading. atmosphere. Population of 7.568 Sunny Location. million •Population of 19,082 Existing conditions Life expectancy lack variety and ranging from 73-92 artistic design. years.
Regional Criteria –
Long Island is a large piece of land that juts out of the east side of the 5 boroughs. Surrounded by water, Long Island is geographically separate from the rest of the tri-state area, by bridges, bays, the Long Island sound, and the Atlantic Ocean. Long Island has mainly loamy,
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 16 mucky, and sandy soils due to coastal conditions and its natural infrastructure. Long Island is a part of USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 7a and experiences a Humid Continental (warm summer) climate.
City Criteria –
The site is located in the Hamlet of Ronkonkoma. Known as one of the underdeveloped villages of Long Island, Ronkonkoma’s city planning has a strong small business system, local amenities, and some sightseeing, while lacking friendly connecting design and events for gathering. Walking distance from the site you can find:
- Police / Fire Department
- Bars
- Pizzerias
- 7-11 / Deli
- Bakery
- Dry Cleaners
- Pharmacy
- Various Parks
- Lake Ronkonkoma
- Schools
- Churches
- Train Station *Ronkonkoma is currently undergoing the Ronkonkoma Hub transformation project; construction of townhouses, restaurants, bars,
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 17 and a center around the Ronkonkoma LIRR stop. This plan is projected to gain major attention and establishments in the area.
Picture taken by Michael Sorrentino, Patch Staff
Site Criteria –
The site is a 20,00 sq ft. property with a single-story dwelling, located on a dead-end street. The home is ideal for a couple +2 for an minimal interior set up with ample space for exterior manipulating and design opportunity.
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 18 *Notes on Neighborhood –
Overall, neighborhood is quiet with low traffic. Collective Landscape design is moderate but can be improved.
INVENTORY & ANALYSIS
Currently the property lacks variety, screening, ornamental plant material, and flow. Approximately 40% of the property is lawn space with a wooded area spanning a depth of 25’ in the back of the rear yard. Altogether the yard seems to satisfy utility tasks, such as light maintenance, mowing and the winterly snow removal. Uncommonly there is a large, enclosed playground, laid with rubber mulch. (Will be removed for final design)
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 19 ANALYSIS: QUALITATIVE
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Existing Conditions Site Photos (Left / Right Side Yard)
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Existing Conditions Site Photos (Rear Yard)
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SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION
CASE STUDIES
CASE STUDY 1: LONGEVITY GARDENS BACKYARD GARDEN & UBRAN FARM (Tempe, Arizona)
Farmers, Jake and Pamela; garden, grow, and harvest directly from their backyard. They have designed their space to also be functionable as a retreat and tour ground. Together they have created “Longevity Gardens”, a monthly subscription program that supplies organic, non- gmo and rare seeds ready to plant every month. They are called Longevity Gardens because they believe home grown food is the healthier alternative to buying from supermarkets or of unknown practice. Seen in the Blue Zones that organic homegrown food is widely used, shows that it can be a huge factor in furthering longevity and a higher quality of life. This case study strengthens the decision to input home gardening and harvesting into a residential landscape.
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 23 Photo Credit via. Longevity Gardens
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 24 CASE STUDY 2: BLUE ZONES: RETHINKING THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE Briana Riddell, School of Architecture, Georgia Tech
Throughout this very detailed paper, Riddell goes through the downfalls of American city planning, design, and health care compared to the Blue Zones. It is safe to express that the writer is not coming from a hopeful stand point, but from an extremely realistic tone, exposing what most would think is the obvious truth about modern America but is so easily forgotten about. Some compelling points mentioned;
Technology replacing basic human activity – Riddell explains how moving “naturally” used to be a natural occurrence, but with technology and an app for just about anything, basic human tasks are now being compared to the ease of an app…making these tasks seem more strenuous and time consuming.
“The act of exercise is no longer a mind-to-body experience but rather a mind-to- fitness-tracker-device-to-body phenomenon (Adamic, 2015)”
Urban Sprawl and Outdated Land Development Practices – This point seemed to really hit me hard with its validity. Urban sprawl has only created unnecessary deforestation, land destruction, and a greater need for far distance transportation.
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 25 “”Urban Sprawl and Public Health states that over the last fifteen years, the United States has developed 25 percent of all the land developed in the entire 225 years of the life of our Republic (Frumkin, 2004). Instead of building density in the urban core, we are continuing to push the urban growth boundary by clearing what was once rural land on the urban fringe into the next ring of suburbs. “”
Although these points can seem discouraging for some, I am a person based on hope and I believe this is a call for help for the U.S.! America needs to take a step down from the spotlight and let these underrepresented regions inspire and teach us Americans the way of life from the bottom up. Cover Design via. Google Scholar
CASE STUDY 3: YOGA AND REBIRTH IN AMERICA: ASIAN RELIGIONS ARE HERE TO STAY Wendy Cadge & Courtney Bender
This refreshing piece by Cadge and Bender, peruses the history of Asian religions and their strong acceptance in America. This piece explains in depth, details about Buddhism and the various types of people who follow the belief system, attend temple ceremonies, and lead meditation around the states.
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 26 Consulting about spiritual belief can be a touchy conversation with some, fearing dis-agreeance or disbelief is common. But this piece explains how the base culture of most Asian religions are friendly and not as pressuring as other familiar systems in the states. It explains that Buddhism gained such a positive following due to its welcoming environment and relatable beliefs. This piece adds justification to the idea that instilling the Belong power into one’s landscape may not yet be a figured-out detail but a journey of self (client) discovery.
GOALS
ITSTORICAL CONTEXT
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Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 27 Figure on the Timeline of the Blue Zones®, via Blue Zones®
For two decades, research has occurred and continues to expand upon the Blue Zones®, the Power 9®, and the Blue Zones Project®. The Blue Zones Project is such an empowering program that seeks to better communities from the top down, officials to residents. Currently moving its way slowly through the states, it will be interesting to observe if and how New York will pick up on these ideologies and fundamentals of societal and lifestyle transformation. Designers who envision these Blue Zones concepts in play are up for many great challenges. But that’s what design is about; changing and solving problems.
CAPSTONE GOALS
Overall, my capstone goals are to completely transform the design of the property’s exterior space. This residential design will be Japanese, Italian inspired with a Buddhist flair. All 9 powers will be translated and implemented into my site. Although all features will correlate with one another, the idea is also to inspire other designers in picking out certain “power concepts” for future clients. My design will showcase the simplicity to grand take on a single power to all 9 collectively coexisting within the site.
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CLOSING
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 29 REFERENCE LIST
Blue Zones, LLC. (2008-2018). Blue Zones. Retrieved from https://www.bluezones.com/
Blue Zones Project Overview by Healthway [Youtube Video]. (2014, November 10). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEYVqM-8DHE
Buettner, D. (2017). The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the Worlds Healthiest People. Washington, DC: National Geographic Partners.
Buettner, D. (2012). The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.
Buettner, D. (2011). Thrive - Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society.
Cadge, W., & Bender, C. (2004). Yoga and Rebirth in America: Asian Religions are Here to Stay. Contexts, 3(1), 45–51. https://doi.org/10.1525/ctx.2004.3.1.45
Longevity Gardens - Backyard Tempe, Arizona Garden. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/LongevityGardensTempe/
Riddell, B. (2016). Blue Zones: Rethinking the American Landscape.
William C. Sullivan, C. C. (2017, October 11). Landscapes and Human Health. Retrieved from https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/10/1212/htm
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STUDENT PROFILE
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NAME: ELIZABETH “IZ” HICKEY
HOMETOWN: RONKONKOMA, NY
EMAIL: [email protected]
EDUCATION: CONNETQUOT HIGH SCHOOL
UNC CHARLOTTE – FRESHMAN YEAR
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
SUNY FARMINGDALE – TRANSFER STUDENT
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE / LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN
INTENDED FIELD OF STUDY: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
PHOTOGRAPHED BY CORY C PHOTOGRAPHY
“the best year-round temperature is a warm heart and a cool head” -fortune cookie
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 32 STUDENT COURSE EXPERIENCE
1st YEAR
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS (E²) – PROFESSOR DALE BRENTRUP
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO – PROFESSOR MICHAEL T. SWISHER & PROFESSOR WILL PHILEMON
2ND YEAR
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FARMINGDALE
LANDSCAPE DRAFTING I– PROFESSOR MICHAEL VERACKA
HORTICULTURAL SEMINAR– DR. NICHOLAS MENCHYK
CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS – PROFESSOR MADELEINE LANZA-GIRALDI
LANDSCAPE DRAFTING II– PROFESSOR RICHARD ARNEDOS
LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE– PROFESSOR MICHAEL VERACKA
SITE ENGINEERING I– PROFESSOR RUSTY SCHMIDT
HORTICULTURE II: GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT– DR. JACK HENNING
3RD YEAR STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FARMINGDALE
COMPUTER CONCEPTS & APPLICATIONS– PROFESSOR CYNTHIA BELIS
LANDSCAPE PLANS I– PROFESSOR STEVIE FAMULARI
THE SUSTAINABLE GARDEN– PROFESSOR MICHAEL VERACKA
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LANDSCAPE CAD I– PROFESSOR RICHARD ARNEDOS
PLANTING DESIGN– PROFESSOR MICHAEL VERACKA
LANDSCAPE PLANS II– PROFESSOR MICHAEL VERACKA
4TH YEAR
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FARMINGDALE
ECOLOGICAL TOPICS– DR. ERIC MORGAN
MARKETING PRINCIPLES– PROFESSOR EBRU ULUSOY AKGUN
HORTICULTURE I– DR. GARRETT BEIER
LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION– PROFESSOR MICHAEL VERACKA
HISTORY OF GARDEN DESIGN & LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE– PROFESSOR STEVIE FAMULARI
SITE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION– PROFESSOR DAVID BARNES
SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT– PROFESSOR FRANK LISELLI
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APPENDIX
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 35 DESIGN ELEMENTS
Landscape / Lifestyle Integration à Transform outdoor living space into an area that allows the resident(s) to integrate the practices of the Blue Zones® into their lifestyle. The Key à Basing design elements and concepts from the Power 9® Benefits à Justification à Customization à Market à The other side of sustainability
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 36 PROJECT SOLUTION DOCUMENTATION
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 37 DIGITAL REPRESENTATION
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 38 DESIGN BOARD
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LITERATURE REVIEW
THE BLUE ZONES: LESSONS FOR LIVING LONGER FROM THE PEOPLE WHO’VE LIVED THE LONGEST DAN BUETTNER The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner is a complete overview of the Blue Zones and the lifestyles of the people apart of it. This book goes into detail on the Power 9 and justifies each as a common denominator of all the Blue Zone regions. “Blue Zones are communities where common elements of lifestyle, diet, and outlook have led to an amazing quantity— and quality—of life…Buettner’s extensive study uncovers how these people manage to live longer and better—and it’s not through pills, surgery, or medications. Their secrets are found in the everyday things they do: the food they eat, the company they keep, and their very perspectives on life”
Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 42 THRIVE: FINDING HAPPINESS THE BLUE ZONES WAY DAN BUETTNER Second on the list, by Dan Buettner is his book titled Thrive. Yes, another book on the Blue Zones but this book focuses on happiness. “Buettner’s findings culminate in a powerful, practical plan to help each other of us stack the deck to get more satisfaction out of our own lives. Learning the secrets of the world’s all-stars of happiness can help us make the right choices to find more contentment and learn how to happily thrive—wherever we are.”
THE BLUE ZONES SOLUTION: EATING AND LIVING LIKE THE WORLD’S HEALTHIEST PEOPLE DAN BUETTNER The Blue Zones Solution is a unique piece from the collection. This book delves into specifics of the eating habits and diets of the people of the blue zones. Outlining regional crops and culture, this book covers everything from ideal community planning, restaurant picks, routine food prep, recipes, and portions of the types of foods eaten in the Blue Zones.
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LANDSCAPES AND HUMAN HEALTH WILLIAM C. SULLIVAN & CHUN-YEN CHANG
Published by the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, this editorial is an introductory piece to a widespread collection of supporting documents based on Landscapes vs. Health and Wellness. I think these references will be extremely useful to my capstone project in connecting the Power 9 to landscapes to human health and wellness benefits.
BLUE ZONES PROJECT OVERVIEW BLUE ZONES PROJECTâ BY HEALTHWAYS
This 3m45s video is a quick, complete, and concise overview of the Blue Zones Project. Although it is set at a larger scale than my capstone question, this video pertains to great knowledge on the overall concept of the Blue Zone lifestyle. I intend on utilizing this video to prompt my audience and classmates in the earlier stages.
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