Urban planning & public health : a critical partnership / Michael R. Greenberg, Dona Schneider.

"Urban environments have enormous impacts on health of populations, with close to 80% of the U.S. population living in cities; public health and planning professional are presented real challenges to create the healthiest environment possible. Traditionally, the discipline of urban planning has conc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Greenberg, Michael R. (Author)
Schneider, Dona, 1946- (Author)
Corporate Author: American Public Health Association (Issuing body)
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Public Health Association, [2017]
Subjects:
Urban Health.
City Planning.
Public Health.
Public Policy.
Environment Design.
Safety.
United States.
City planning > Health aspects.
Urban health.
Physical Description:xii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
Urban planning and public health
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A critical partnership
  • Building blocks of urban planning
  • Building blocks of public health
  • Overview of tools and case studies
  • Enhancing a good idea
  • Keeping people out of harm's way
  • Managing legal and moral obligations
  • Redeveloping an eyesore : how safe is safe enough?
  • Evaluating a proposed major regional asset
  • Improving the health and safety of indoor living spaces
  • Keeping abreast of issues, models, data sets, and tools.