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1 online resource (xxi, 338 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-323) and index. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| 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."--Jacket. |
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Cities and towns -- Growth.
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Public health.
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City planning -- Environmental aspects.
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Suburban Health.
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Urbanization -- trends.
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City Planning.
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Environment Design.
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Environmental Pollution.
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Socioeconomic Factors.
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Urban Health.
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United States.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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Cities and towns -- Growth.
(OCoLC)fst00861781
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City planning -- Environmental aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00862209
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Public health. (OCoLC)fst01082238
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Sociologia urbana.
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Urbanização.
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Planejamento territorial urbano.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Frank, Lawrence D.
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Jackson, Richard, 1945-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Frumkin, Howard. Urban sprawl and public health. Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2004 1559639121 1559633050 (DLC) 2004002136 (OCoLC)54455176 |
| ISBN |
1423765591 (electronic bk.) |
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9781423765592 (electronic bk.) |
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