Women's health and the world's cities / edited by Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, Eugenie L. Birch, and Susan M. Wachter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim.

Birch, Eugenie Ladner.

Wachter, Susan M.

Series:

City in the twenty-first century book series

The city in the twenty-first century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban women--Health and hygiene.

Urban women.

Urban women--Social conditions.

Urban health.

Women's health services.

Urbanization--Environmental aspects.

Urbanization.

Urbanization--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xiii, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2011]

Summary:

With health as the central issue, this collection of scholarly essays brings attention to strategies for urban development and design that focus on women's issues of safety and health in a world that too often leaves them vulnerable to danger, disease and inequality. The purpose of this book is to increase awareness of the problems women face around the world, promote action through grass roots initiatives and partnerships, identify efforts that produce change for the better, and provide examples of work that has been done. Contributors discuss possible solutions to increasing problems with sanitation, clean air, and decent health care as the population grows. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780812243536

0812243536

OCLC:

708648729