LEADER 04866oam 2200781I 450 001 9910779029703321 005 20230725060246.0 010 $a1-136-91528-1 010 $a1-299-69372-5 010 $a1-136-91529-X 010 $a0-203-84376-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203843765 035 $a(CKB)2550000000098461 035 $a(EBL)957544 035 $a(OCoLC)798533280 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000659310 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11430307 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000659310 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10695605 035 $a(PQKB)10242983 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16124467 035 $a(PQKB)23450405 035 $a(OCoLC)787851106 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC957544 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL957544 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10545444 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL500623 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000098461 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acz 200 10$aUnhealthy cities $epoverty, race, and place in America /$fKevin Fitzpatrick, Mark LaGory 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 225 1 $aMetropolis and modern life 300 $aRev. ed. of: Unhealthy places, 2000. 311 $a0-415-80517-1 311 $a0-415-80516-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aUnhealthy 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 327 $aCHAPTER 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; Neighborhood Disadvantage and the Ecology of Health; Conclusion; CHAPTER 5 CITIES AS MOSAICS OF RISK AND PROTECTION 327 $aPhysical Hazards and Risks in the Residential EnvironmentSociocultural Hazards and Risks in the Residential Environment; Blankets of Protection; Physical and Mental Health Consequences for the Urban Dweller; Conclusion; CHAPTER 6 HEALTH RISKS AMONG SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN THE CITY; The Homeless; Risk and Hazard among the Homeless; Health among the Homeless; Racial and Ethnic Minorities; Theories of the Underclass; Context and Health Differences; Needs and Health Risks of the Young and Old; Youth at Risk; Elders at Risk: Physical and Mental Health Aspects of Aging; Conclusion 327 $aCHAPTER 7 PROMOTING HEALTH: PLACE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO PLACE-BASED PROBLEMSRemoval Strategies; Community Development Strategies; Healthy Places: Building a Healthier America Programs; Planning for the Future: Minimizing the Urban Health Penalty; REFERENCES; INDEX 330 $aThe purpose of this book is to show the important role that space and place plays in the health of urban residents, particularly those living in high poverty ghettos. The book brings together research and writing from a variety of disciplines to demonstrate the health costs of being poor in America's cities. Both authors are committed to raising awareness of structural factors that promote poverty and injustice in a society that proclaims its commitment to equality of opportunity. Our health is often dramatically affected by where we live; some parts of the city seem to be designed to make 410 0$aMetropolis and modern life. 606 $aInner cities$xHealth aspects$zUnited States 606 $aUrban poor$xHealth and hygiene$zUnited States 606 $aMinorities$xHealth and hygiene$zUnited States 606 $aUrban health$zUnited States 615 0$aInner cities$xHealth aspects 615 0$aUrban poor$xHealth and hygiene 615 0$aMinorities$xHealth and hygiene 615 0$aUrban health 676 $a362.109173/2 700 $aFitzpatrick$b Kevin.$0925233 701 $aFitzpatrick$b Kevin$0925233 701 $aLa Gory$b Mark$f1947-$0979286 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779029703321 996 $aUnhealthy cities$93862214 997 $aUNINA