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Urban health issues : exploring the impacts of big-city living /
Living in an urban environment can have a major influence - both positive and negative - on one's physical, psychological, and social health and well-being. According to recent statistics, 80.7% of Americans and more than half of the world's population live in cities. This book examines ke...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2019]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Aging and age-friendly communities
- Air Quality and urban smog
- City spotlight: Mexico City-gripped by a nagging air pollution problem
- Chemical exposure
- Expert community: environmental health surveillance
- Climate change
- City spotlight: Venice - will anything work to stop the flooding?
- Crime and violence
- City spotlight: New York City - an international model of criminal justice reform
- Drugs and alcohol
- Expert commentary: substance availability and abuse
- Food quality and availability
- Green buildings and sustainable development
- City spotlight: Singapore - Proving densely populated cities can be both livable and sustainable
- Green space and natural areas
- City spotlight: Melbourne - the many benefits of more trees
- Healthcare access and quality
- City spotlight: Delhi - reforming the delivery of urban health services
- Indoor air quality
- Infectious diseases
- City spotlight: Freetown - checking the spread of a deadly virus
- Expert commentary: "One health" policies and practices
- Light pollution
- Noise pollution
- Expert commentary: addressing noise pollution
- Odor pollution
- Population growth and overcrowding
- City spotlight: Karachi - Glimmers of hope for the world's largest slum
- Expert commentary: Immigrant health and safety
- Radiation sources
- Social support networks
- Expert commentary: Social isolation among older adults
- Solid waste management and recycling
- City spotlight: Toronto - Green living made easy and fun
- Stress management
- Walkable and bike-friendly neighborhoods
- City spotlight: Copenhagen - The city where bicycles rule
- Water and sanitation
- Workplace health and safety
- Expert commentary: Worker health.