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Autore: | Fitzpatrick Kevin |
Titolo: | Unhealthy places : the ecology of risk in the urban landscape / / Kevin M. Fitzpatrick and Mark LaGory |
Pubblicazione: | New York, : Routledge, 2000 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
Disciplina: | 362.1/09173/2 |
Soggetto topico: | Inner cities - Health aspects - United States |
Urban poor - Health and hygiene - United States | |
Altri autori: | La GoryMark <1947-> |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-267) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Unhealthy Places; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF TABLES/FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 1: The Importance of Place; Place Matters; Why an Urban, Place-Based Approach to Health?; 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 Life; Micro Environment |
Macro Environments: Cities as Unique Environments for LivingThe 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; Spatial Structure and Health: Theoretical Underpinnings; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Cities as Mosaics of Risk and Protection; Physical Hazards and Risks in the Residential Environment; Sociocultural Hazards and Risks | |
Blankets of ProtectionPhysical and Mental Health Consequences for the Urban Dweller; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Special Populations in the City: Needs and Risks of the Socially Disadvantaged; Inequality and Health; The Homeless; Risk and Hazard among the Homeless; Health among the Homeless; Psychosocial Protection against Hazards and Risks of Homelessness; Racial and Ethnic Minorities; Theories of the Underclass; Context and Health Differences; The Ghetto Resident's Dilemma; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Special Populations in the City: Needs and Risks of the Young and Old; Young Ones at Risk | |
Resiliency among Urban YouthForms of Protection; Successful Prevention; Elders at Risk: Physical and Mental Health Aspects of Aging; An Ecological View of Aging; Neighborhood as a Healthy Place for Aging; Conclusion; Chapter 8: The Ecology of Health Promotion and Service Delivery; Removal Strategies; Community Development Strategies; Healthy Cities: A Comprehensive Community Development Strategy; Planning for the Future: Minimizing the Urban Health Penalty; REFERENCES; INDEX | |
Sommario/riassunto: | First Published in 2000 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Unhealthy places |
ISBN: | 1-280-40753-0 |
0-203-90667-5 | |
9786610407538 | |
1-135-96118-2 | |
1-135-96119-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910170993203321 |
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