Healthy cities and urban policy research / edited by Takehito Takano.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Takano, Takehito, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

WHO Healthy Cities Project.

Urban health--Congresses.

Urban health.

WHO Healthy Cities Project--Congresses.

Urban Health.

Health Policy.

Urban Health Services--organization & administration.

Medical Subjects:

Urban Health.

Health Policy.

Urban Health Services--organization & administration.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

viii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Healthy cities & urban policy research

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Spon Press, 2003.

Contents:

Development of healthy cities and need for research / Takehito Takano

The third phase (1998-2002) of the Healthy Cities Project in Europe / Agis D. Tsouros and Jill L. Farrington

Healthy Cities Project in the western Pacific / Hisashi Ogawa

Health and sustainability gains from urban regeneration and development / Colin Fudge

Analysis of health determinants for healthy cities programmes: health profiles and indicators / June Crown

Indicators for healthy cities: tools for evidence-based urban policy formation / Keiko Nakamura

The effectiveness of community-based health promotion in Healthy Cities programmes / Frances E. Baum

Applicability of information technologies for health / Keiko Nakamura

Nurturing Healthy Cities: research responsibility and accountability / Evelyne de Leeuw

Examples of research activities for Healthy Cities / Takehito Takano

Baseline data in ASEAN member countries / Irene S.M. Lee

Country and city experiences in Healthy Cities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415288444

OCLC:

51764436