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UNINA9910779029703321 |
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Autore |
Fitzpatrick Kevin |
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Titolo |
Unhealthy cities : poverty, race, and place in America / / Kevin Fitzpatrick, Mark LaGory |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-91528-1 |
1-299-69372-5 |
1-136-91529-X |
0-203-84376-2 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Collana |
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Metropolis and modern life |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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FitzpatrickKevin |
La GoryMark <1947-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Inner cities - Health aspects - United States |
Urban poor - Health and hygiene - United States |
Minorities - Health and hygiene - United States |
Urban health - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Rev. ed. of: Unhealthy places, 2000. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Unhealthy Cities: Poverty, Race, and Place in America; Copyright; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; CHAPTER 1 THE IMPORTANCE OF PLACE; Place Matters; Why an Urban, Place-Based Approach to Health?; Ghetto Poverty Tracts: A Definition; Place as Life Chance and Risk; Place as Social Resource; A Framework for the Book; CHAPTER 2 HUMANS AS SPATIAL ANIMALS; The Meaning of Place; Territorial Behavior in Animals; Territorial Diversity in Humans; The Nature of the Environment-Behavior Relationship; Basic Spatial Needs in Humans; Conclusion |
CHAPTER 3 THE ECOLOGY OF EVERYDAY URBAN LIFEMicro Environments; Macro Environments: Cities as Unique Environments for Living; The Dimensions of the Urban Mosaic; Capitalism and Landscapes of Hazard and Despair; How Spatial Structures Affect Our Choices: A Constrained-Choice Approach; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4 THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH; The Healthy Society; Health Beliefs; Health Lifestyles; Risk and Protective Factors; Psychosocial Resources; |
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