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



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Autore: Verderber Stephen Visualizza persona
Titolo: Sprawling Cities and Our Endangered Public Health [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012
London : , : Routledge, , 2012
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (245 p.)
Disciplina: 362.1
362.1091732
Soggetto topico: 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
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
Titolo autorizzato: Sprawling Cities and Our Endangered Public Health  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-68191-8
9786613658852
1-136-31372-9
0-203-11921-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910813441503321
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