The built environment and public health [electronic resource] / Russell P. Lopez.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiii, 416 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 362.1 23
LOC classification:
  • RA566.7 .L67 2012eb
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Contents:
pt. 1. Background and history -- pt. 2. Community design -- pt. 3. Environmental media -- pt. 4. Population health -- pt. 5. Tools and applications.
Summary: "This text combines an examination of how the physical environment affects our health with a description of how public health and urban planning can work together to create environments that improve human health and well-being. The author covers a wealth of topics including foundations, the joint history of public health and urban planning, transportation and land use, infrastructure and natural disasters, assessment tools, indoor air quality, water quality, food security, health disparities, mental health, social capital, and environmental justice. The Built Environment and Public Health is written for students and professionals involved in public health, urban planning, transportation, architecture, and the environment"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Background and history -- pt. 2. Community design -- pt. 3. Environmental media -- pt. 4. Population health -- pt. 5. Tools and applications.

"This text combines an examination of how the physical environment affects our health with a description of how public health and urban planning can work together to create environments that improve human health and well-being. The author covers a wealth of topics including foundations, the joint history of public health and urban planning, transportation and land use, infrastructure and natural disasters, assessment tools, indoor air quality, water quality, food security, health disparities, mental health, social capital, and environmental justice. The Built Environment and Public Health is written for students and professionals involved in public health, urban planning, transportation, architecture, and the environment"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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