Urban Sprawl and Public Health (Frumkin Howard MD MPH PhD(
Urban Sprawl and Public Health (Frumkin Howard MD MPH PhD( In Urban Sprawl and Public Health, three of the nation's leading public health and urban planning experts explore an intriguing question:…
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Urban Sprawl and Public Health (Frumkin Howard MD MPH PhD(
In Urban Sprawl and Public Health, three of the nation's leading public health and urban planning experts explore an intriguing question: How does the physical environment in which we live affect our health? The authors examine the direct and indirect impacts of sprawl on human health and well-being, and discuss the prospects for improving public health through alternative approaches to design, land use, and transportation. For decades, growth and development in our communities has been of the low-density, automobile-dependent type known as sprawl.
It summarizes the evidence linking adverse health outcomes with sprawling development, and outlines the complex challenges of developing policy that promotes and protects public Urban Sprawl and Public Health offers a comprehensive look at the interface of urban planning, architecture, transportation, community design, and public health.
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