Urban sprawl and public health : designing, planning, and building for healthy communities / by Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank and Richard Jackson.

By:

Frumkin, Howard [author.]

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Washington, DC : Island Press, c2004Description: xxi, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781559633055 (paperback.)
1559639121 (cloth : alk. paper)
1559633050 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

307.76 FRU 23 009600

LOC classification:

HT371 .F78 2004

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Contents:

What is sprawl? What does it have to do with health? The origins of sprawl The evolution of urban health Air quality Physical activity, sprawl, and health Injuries and deaths from traffic Water quantity and quality / with Steve Gaffield Mental health Social capital, sprawl, and health Health concerns of special populations From urban sprawl to health for all.

Summary: In Urban Sprawl and Public Health, three of the nation's leading public health and urban planning experts take a comprehensive look at the interface of urban planning, architecture, transportation, community design, and public health. They summarize the evidence linking adverse health outcomes with sprawling development, and outline the complex challenges of developing policy that promotes and protects public health. This book is essential reading for anyone concerned with issues of public health, urban planning, transportation, architecture, or the environment.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	307.76 FRU 009600 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		009600

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-323) and index.

What is sprawl? What does it have to do with health?
The origins of sprawl
The evolution of urban health
Air quality
Physical activity, sprawl, and health
Injuries and deaths from traffic
Water quantity and quality / with Steve Gaffield
Mental health
Social capital, sprawl, and health
Health concerns of special populations
From urban sprawl to health for all.

In Urban Sprawl and Public Health, three of the nation's leading public health and urban planning experts take a comprehensive look at the interface of urban planning, architecture, transportation, community design, and public health. They summarize the evidence linking adverse health outcomes with sprawling development, and outline the complex challenges of developing policy that promotes and protects public health. This book is essential reading for anyone concerned with issues of public health, urban planning, transportation, architecture, or the environment.

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