Urban Sprawl and Public Health : Designing, Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities.

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In Urban Sprawl and Public Health, Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, and Richard Jackson, three of the nation's leading public health and urban planning experts explore an intriguing question: How does the physical environment in which we live affect our health? For decades, growth and developmen...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Frumkin, Howard
Otros Autores: Frank, Lawrence D., Jackson, Richard Joseph
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : Island Press, 2010.
Temas:
Cities and towns > Growth.
Public health.
City planning > Environmental aspects.
Public Health
Villes > Croissance.
Santé publique.
public health.
Cities and towns > Growth
City planning > Environmental aspects
Public health
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Ch. 1: What is Sprawl? What Does It Have to Do with Health?
  • Defining and Measuring Sprawl
  • Core Concepts: Land Use and Transportation
  • Varieties of Sprawl
  • The Subjective Experience of Sprawl
  • Overview of This Book
  • Ch. 2: The Origins of Sprawl
  • Transportation
  • The Pull of the Suburbs
  • Expanding Cities: From Growth to No Growth
  • The Automobile Age
  • Zoning
  • Federal Housing Policy and Suburban Growth
  • Urban Sprawl in the Postwar Years
  • ConclusionCh. 3: The Evolution of Urban Health
  • Urban Pestilence and Filth
  • Industrial Pollution in Cities
  • The Social Pathology of City Life
  • The Future of Urban Health
  • Ch. 4: Air Quality
  • Land Use, Transportation, Air Quality, and Health: A Model
  • Travel Behavior, Emissions, and Air Quality
  • Air Quality and Public Health
  • Conclusion
  • Ch. 5: Physical Activity, Sprawl, and Health
  • The Varieties of Physical Activity
  • The Health Benefits of Physical Activity
  • Physical Activity and the Built Environment
  • Limits to What We Know
  • ConclusionCh. 6: Injuries and Deaths from Traffic
  • Motor Vehicle Crashes
  • Pedestrian Injuries and Fatalities
  • The Risk of Leaving Home
  • Ch. 7: Water Quantity and Quality
  • Water and Health: An Overview
  • The Hydrology of Sprawl
  • Sprawl and Water Quality
  • Conclusion
  • Ch. 8: Mental Health
  • The Mental Health Benefits of Sprawl
  • The Mental Health Costs of Sprawl
  • Driving and Mental Health
  • Sprawl and Mental Health: The Big Picture
  • Ch. 9: Social Capital, Sprawl, and Health
  • What is Social Capital?
  • The Decline of Social Capital
  • Does Social Capital Affect HealthDoes Sprawl Undermine Social Capital?
  • The Role of Income Inequality
  • Conclusion
  • Ch. 10: Health Concerns of Special Populations
  • Women
  • Children
  • The Elderly
  • Poor People and People of Color
  • People with Disabilities
  • Conclusion
  • Ch. 11: From Urban Sprawl to Health for All
  • Healthy Places
  • Smart Growth
  • Limits to Smart Growth
  • A Public Health Approach to Smart Growth
  • A Shared Vision: Land Use and Transportation for Public Health
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Preface
  • Ch. 1
  • Ch. 2
  • Ch. 3Ch. 4
  • Ch. 5
  • Ch. 6
  • Ch. 7
  • Ch. 8
  • Ch. 9
  • Ch. 10
  • Ch. 11
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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