Unhealthy places : the ecology of risk in the urban landscape / Kevin M. Fitzpatrick and Mark LaGory.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzpatrick, Kevin.

Contributor:

La Gory, Mark, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inner cities--Health aspects--United States.

Inner cities.

Urban poor--Health and hygiene--United States.

Urban poor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2000.

Summary:

First Published in 2000

Contents:

Cover; Unhealthy Places; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF TABLES/FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 1: The Importance of Place; Place Matters; Why an Urban, Place-Based Approach to Health?; Place as Life Chance and Risk; Place as Social Resource; A Framework for the Book; Chapter 2: Humans as Spatial Animals; The Meaning of Place; Territorial Behavior in Animals; Territorial Diversity in Humans; The Nature of the Environment-Behavior Relationship; Basic Spatial Needs in Humans; Conclusion; Chapter 3: The Ecology of Everyday Urban Life; Micro Environment

Macro Environments: Cities as Unique Environments for LivingThe Dimensions of the Urban Mosaic; Capitalism and Landscapes of Hazard and Despair; How Spatial Structures Affect Our Choices: A Constrained-Choice Approach; Conclusion; Chapter 4: The Sociology of Health; The Healthy Society; Health Beliefs; Health Lifestyles; Risk and Protective Factors; Psychosocial Resources; Spatial Structure and Health: Theoretical Underpinnings; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Cities as Mosaics of Risk and Protection; Physical Hazards and Risks in the Residential Environment; Sociocultural Hazards and Risks

Blankets of ProtectionPhysical and Mental Health Consequences for the Urban Dweller; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Special Populations in the City: Needs and Risks of the Socially Disadvantaged; Inequality and Health; The Homeless; Risk and Hazard among the Homeless; Health among the Homeless; Psychosocial Protection against Hazards and Risks of Homelessness; Racial and Ethnic Minorities; Theories of the Underclass; Context and Health Differences; The Ghetto Resident's Dilemma; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Special Populations in the City: Needs and Risks of the Young and Old; Young Ones at Risk

Resiliency among Urban YouthForms of Protection; Successful Prevention; Elders at Risk: Physical and Mental Health Aspects of Aging; An Ecological View of Aging; Neighborhood as a Healthy Place for Aging; Conclusion; Chapter 8: The Ecology of Health Promotion and Service Delivery; Removal Strategies; Community Development Strategies; Healthy Cities: A Comprehensive Community Development Strategy; Planning for the Future: Minimizing the Urban Health Penalty; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-267) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-40753-0

0-203-90667-5

9786610407538

1-135-96118-2

1-135-96119-0

9780203906675

OCLC:

808013863