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Urban Sprawl and Public Health

Designing, Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities
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In Urban Sprawl and Public Health, Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, and Richard Jackson, 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? For decades, growth and development in our communities has been of the low-density, automobile-dependent type known as sprawl. 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. Urban Sprawl and Public Health offers a comprehensive look at the interface of urban planning, architecture, transportation, community design, and public health. It summarizes the evidence linking adverse health outcomes with sprawling development, and outlines the complex challenges of developing policy that promotes and protects public health. Anyone concerned with issues of public health, urban planning, transportation, architecture, or the environment will want to read Urban Sprawl and Public Health.

Contents
Preface
Richard Jackson
Chapter One
Urban Sprawl and Public Health
Chapter Two
The Origins of Sprawl 
Chapter Three
The Evolution of Urban Health
Chapter Four
Air Quality
Chapter Five
Physical Activity, Sprawl and Health 
Chapter Six
Injuries and Deaths from Traffic
Chapter Seven 
Water Quantity and Quality
with Steve Gaffield
Chapter Eight
Mental Health
Chapter Nine
Social Capital, Sprawl and Health 
Chapter Ten
Health Concerns of Special Populations
Chapter Eleven
Smart Growth: A Public Health Strategy? 
Notes
Bibliography
Index


Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Cities and towns Growth, Public health, City planning Environmental aspects
"A growing body of research demonstrates that community design and our built environment have enormous potential for addressing many of our chief public health concerns. The authors convincingly argue that building a healthier future is not only possible, but essential."
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