Urban sprawl and public health : designing, planning, and building for healthy communities / Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, Richard Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frumkin, Howard.

Contributor:

Frank, Lawrence D.

Jackson, Richard, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Growth.

Cities and towns.

Public health.

City planning--Environmental aspects.

City planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press, c2004.

Summary:

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:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Ch. 1: What is Sprawl? What Does It Have to Do with Health?

Defining and Measuring Sprawl

Core Concepts: Land Use and Transportation

Varieties of Sprawl

The Subjective Experience of Sprawl

Overview of This Book

Ch. 2: The Origins of Sprawl

Transportation

The Pull of the Suburbs

Expanding Cities: From Growth to No Growth

The Automobile Age

Zoning

Federal Housing Policy and Suburban Growth

Urban Sprawl in the Postwar Years

Conclusion

Ch. 3: The Evolution of Urban Health

Urban Pestilence and Filth

Industrial Pollution in Cities

The Social Pathology of City Life

The Future of Urban Health

Ch. 4: Air Quality

Land Use, Transportation, Air Quality, and Health: A Model

Travel Behavior, Emissions, and Air Quality

Air Quality and Public Health

Ch. 5: Physical Activity, Sprawl, and Health

The Varieties of Physical Activity

The Health Benefits of Physical Activity

Physical Activity and the Built Environment

Limits to What We Know

Ch. 6: Injuries and Deaths from Traffic

Motor Vehicle Crashes

Pedestrian Injuries and Fatalities

The Risk of Leaving Home

Ch. 7: Water Quantity and Quality

Water and Health: An Overview

The Hydrology of Sprawl

Sprawl and Water Quality

Ch. 8: Mental Health

The Mental Health Benefits of Sprawl

The Mental Health Costs of Sprawl

Driving and Mental Health

Sprawl and Mental Health: The Big Picture

Ch. 9: Social Capital, Sprawl, and Health

What is Social Capital?

The Decline of Social Capital

Does Social Capital Affect Health

Does Sprawl Undermine Social Capital?

The Role of Income Inequality

Ch. 10: Health Concerns of Special Populations

Women.

Children

The Elderly

Poor People and People of Color

People with Disabilities

Ch. 11: From Urban Sprawl to Health for All

Healthy Places

Smart Growth

Limits to Smart Growth

A Public Health Approach to Smart Growth

A Shared Vision: Land Use and Transportation for Public Health

Notes

Ch. 1

Ch. 2

Ch. 3

Ch. 4

Ch. 5

Ch. 6

Ch. 7

Ch. 8

Ch. 9

Ch. 10

Ch. 11

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-323) and index.

ISBN:

9781597266314

1597266310

9781423765592

1423765591

OCLC:

651759600