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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451684003321

Autore

Verderber Stephen

Titolo

Sprawling Cities and Our Endangered Public Health [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012

ISBN

1-280-68191-8

9786613658852

1-136-31372-9

0-203-11921-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Disciplina

362.1

362.1091732

Soggetti

Architecture - Health aspects

Architecture -- Health aspects

Cities and towns - Health aspects - Growth

Cities and towns -- Health aspects -- Growth

Public health

Public health - Health aspects

Architecture - Growth - Health aspects

Cities and towns

Health

Social Change

Social Planning

Sociology

Population Characteristics

Social Sciences

Health Care

Urban Health

Urbanization

City Planning

Public Health

Health & Biological Sciences

Environmental Health

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

FrontCover; SPRAWLING CITIES AND OURENDANGERED PUBLIC HEALTH; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1INTRODUCTION: AN EPIDEMICON OUR DOORSTEP; 2SPRAWL, ARCHITECTURE, AND HEALTH:A BRIEF HISTORY; 3GLOBAL SPRAWL MACHINES; 4TRANSFUSION: DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; 5CASE STUDY: NEW ORLEANS; 6THE FUTURE; APPENDIX: MALL TYPOLOGIES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Sprawl is an unsustainable pattern of growth that threatens to undermine the health of communities globally. It has been a dominant mid-to-late twentieth century growth pattern in developed countries and in the twenty-first century has shown widespread signs of proliferation in India, China, and other growing countries. The World Health Organization cites sprawl for its serious adverse public health consequences for humans and ecological habitats. The many adverse impacts of sprawl on the health of individuals, communities, and biological ecosystems are well documented. Architects