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Unhealthy places : the ecology of risk in the urban landscape /

Unhealthy Places focuses on issues of health in today's cities. By arguing that "place matters" in relation to the population's health, Kevin Fitzpatrick and Mark LaGory make a convincing argument about the general unhealthiness of urban environments and, thus, of the urban dwell...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fitzpatrick, Kevin M.
Other Authors: La Gory, Mark, 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Routledge, 2000.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The importance of place
  • Humans as spatial animals
  • The ecology of everyday urban life
  • The sociology of health
  • Cities as mosaics of risk and protection
  • Special populations in the city : needs and risks of the socially disadvantaged
  • Special populations in the city : needs and risks of the young and old
  • The ecology of health promotion and service delivery.