{"product_id":"the-built-environment-and-public-health-paperback","title":"The Built Environment and Public Health - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRussell P. Lopez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This text combines an examination of how the physical environment affects our health with a description of how public health and urban planning can work together to create environments that improve human health and well-being. The author covers a wealth of topics including foundations, the joint history of public health and urban planning, transportation and land use, infrastructure and natural disasters, assessment tools, indoor air quality, water quality, food security, health disparities, mental health, social capital, and environmental justice. The Built Environment and Public Health is written for students and professionals involved in public health, urban planning, transportation, architecture, and the environment. \"--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Built Environment and Public Health\u003c\/i\u003e explores the impact on our health of the environments we build for ourselves, and how public health and urban planning can work together to build settings that promote healthy living. This comprehensive text covers origins and foundations of the built environment as a public health focus and its joint history with urban planning, transportation and land use, infrastructure and natural disasters, assessment tools, indoor air quality, water quality, food security, health disparities, mental health, social capital, and environmental justice. \u003ci\u003eThe Built Environment and Public Health\u003c\/i\u003e explores such timely issues as \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBasics of the built environment and evidence for its influences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow urban planning and public health intersect\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow infrastructure improvements can address chronic diseases and conditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeeting the challenges of natural disasters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolicies to promote walking and mass transit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApproaches to assess and improve air quality and our water supply\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolicies that improve food security and change how Americans get their food\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the built environment can address needs of vulnerable populations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvidence-based design practices for hospitals and health care facilities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMental health, stressors, and health care environments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTheories and programs to improve social capital of low-income communities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the built environment addresses issues of health equity and environmental justice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis important textbook and resource includes chapter learning objectives, summaries, questions for discussion, and listings of key terms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompanion Web site: www.josseybass.com\/go\/lopez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRUSSELL P. LOPEZ, MRP, DSC, \u003c\/b\u003e has taught courses on the built environment and environmental health at Brown, Boston, and Northeastern Universities. He has published extensively on issues related to health equity and impacts of the built environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756074762528,"sku":"9780470620038","price":163.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3149a3dc3b003e3c1695bdf51b510081.webp?v=1780073528","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-built-environment-and-public-health-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}