Health and community design : the impact of the built environment on physical activity /

Health and Community Design is a comprehensive examination of how the built environment encourages or discourages physical activity, drawing together insights from a range of research on the relationships between urban form and public health. It provides important information about the factors that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Frank, Lawrence D. (Autor), Engelke, Peter (Peter O.) (Autor), Schmid, Thomas L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2003]
Temas:
Urban health.
Transportation > Health aspects.
City planning > Health aspects.
Health behavior.
Urban Health
Health Behavior
Santé urbaine.
Habitudes sanitaires.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Public health and urban form in America: historical precedents
  • Physical activity and public health
  • Physical activity: types and patterns
  • Physical activity: children, the elderly, and the poor
  • Understanding the built environment
  • Transportation systems
  • Land use patterns
  • Urban design characteristics
  • Application of principles: data from Seattle and Atlanta.

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