Urban Sprawl and Public Health: Designing, Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities FROM THE PUBLISHER
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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This volume examines the interface of urban planning, architecture, transportation, community design and public health. Frumkin (environmental and occupational health, Emory U.) and co-authors (a transportation specialist and a state public health officer) summarize the evidence linking adverse health outcomes with sprawling development and discuss the possibilities for improving public health through alternative approaches to design, land use, and transportation. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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