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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Frumkin, Howard. Urban sprawl and public health. Washington, DC : Island Press, c2004 (OCoLC)651759600 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Howard Frumkin; Lawrence D Frank; Richard Jackson |
| ISBN: | 1559639121 9781559639125 1559633050 9781559633055 |
| OCLC Number: | 54455176 |
| Description: | xxi, 338 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| 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 -- Conclusion -- ch. 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 -- Conclusion. ch. 6. Injuries and deaths from traffic -- Motor vehicle crashes -- Pedestrian injuries and fatalities -- The risk of leaving home -- ch. 7. Water quantity and quality / with Steve Gaffield -- 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 health? -- Does 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 -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, Richard Jackson. |
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Abstract:
"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."--Jacket.
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