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Urban Sprawl and Public Health: Designing, Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities
Howard Frumkin
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Description for Urban Sprawl and Public Health: Designing, Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities
Paperback. Offering a survey of the impact that the built environment can have on the health of the people who inhabit our cities, the authors go on to suggest ways in which the design of cities could be improved and have a positive impact on the well-being of their citizens. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill.fig.tabs. BIC Classification: MBP; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
In Urban Sprawl and Public Health, three of the nation's leading public health and urban planning experts explore an intriguing question: How does the physical environment in which we live affect our health? For decades, growth and development in our communities has been of the low-density, automobile-dependent type known as sprawl. The authors examine the direct and indirect impacts of sprawl on human health and well-being, and discuss the prospects for improving public health through alternative approaches to design, land use, and transportation. Urban Sprawl and Public Health offers a comprehensive look at the interface of urban planning, architecture, transportation, ... Read more
In Urban Sprawl and Public Health, three of the nation's leading public health and urban planning experts explore an intriguing question: How does the physical environment in which we live affect our health? For decades, growth and development in our communities has been of the low-density, automobile-dependent type known as sprawl. The authors examine the direct and indirect impacts of sprawl on human health and well-being, and discuss the prospects for improving public health through alternative approaches to design, land use, and transportation. Urban Sprawl and Public Health offers a comprehensive look at the interface of urban planning, architecture, transportation, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Island Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781559633055
SKU
V9781559633055
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99-15
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