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Author Fitzpatrick, Kevin M.

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

Publication Info. New York : Routledge, 2000.

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 274 pages)
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-267) and index.
Contents The importance of place -- Humans as spatial animals -- The ecology of everyday urban life -- The sociology of health -- Cities as mosaics of risk and protection -- Special populations in the city : needs and risks of the socially disadvantaged -- Special populations in the city : needs and risks of the young and old -- The ecology of health promotion and service delivery.
Summary Unhealthy Places focuses on issues of health in today's cities. By arguing that "place matters" in relation to the population's health, Kevin Fitzpatrick and Mark LaGory make a convincing argument about the general unhealthiness of urban environments and, thus, of the urban dweller. The authors offer a place-oriented approach to health and cover such topics as the ecology of everyday urban life, the sociology of health, needs and risks of the socially disadvantaged, needs and risks of children and the elderly in cities, and strategies for better health services in urban environments.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Inner cities -- Health aspects -- United States.
Inner cities.
United States.
Urban poor -- Health and hygiene -- United States.
Urban poor -- Health and hygiene.
Urban poor.
Urban Health.
Environmental Health.
Poverty.
Sociology, Medical.
United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author La Gory, Mark, 1947-
Other Form: Print version: Fitzpatrick, Kevin. Unhealthy places. New York : Routledge, 2000 0415923719 (DLC) 99042750 (OCoLC)41981996
ISBN 0415923719 (hardback)
9780415923712 (hardback)
0415923727 (pb)
9780415923729 (pb)
0203906675 (electronic book)
9780203906675 (electronic book)