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This book makes a case for the power of places to shape human behavior and well-being, and for the potential of government policies to create healthier environments. Changing Places provides compelling evidence that investments in places can improve people's lives. --Ingrid Gould Ellen, author of Sharing America's Neighborhoods: The Prospects for Stable Racial Integration

The places we live have a huge effect on our health and well-being. This is something health professionals, urban planners, and policymakers neglect but absolutely must take into account. Changing Places presents a new, more scientifically grounded, and health-focused kind of urban planning-a playbook for building healthier communities. -Richard Florida, University of Toronto, author of The Rise of the Creative Class This book makes a case for the power of places to shape human behavior and well-being, and for the potential of government policies to create healthier environments. Changing Places provides compelling evidence that investments in places can improve people's lives. -Ingrid Gould Ellen, author of Sharing America's Neighborhoods: The Prospects for Stable Racial Integration Place matters, and this important book lays out the best scientific research establishing exactly how and why. Changing Places is essential for everyone interested in cities, and it's a must-read for anyone-scholar, citizen, or political official-who wants to improve them. -Eric Klinenberg, author of Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life Breaking new ground with a menu of smart policy options, the authors present a wealth of evidence that changing places can have causal effects on many aspects of city life. We would be wise to take heed. Science, not anecdotes, and environment, not individuals, provide a path forward to designing our cities to be safer and healthier. -Robert J. Sampson, Harvard University, author of Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect

The places we live have a huge effect on our health and well-being. This is something health professionals, urban planners, and policymakers neglect but absolutely must take into account. Changing Places presents a new, more scientifically grounded and health-focused kind of urban planning-a playbook for building healthier communities. -Richard Florida, University of Toronto, author of The Rise of the Creative Class This book makes a case for the power of places to shape human behavior and well-being, and for the potential of government policies to create healthier environments. Changing Places provides compelling evidence that investments in places can improve people's lives. -Ingrid Gould Ellen, author of Sharing America's Neighborhoods: The Prospects for Stable Racial Integration Place matters, and this important book lays out the best scientific research establishing exactly how and why. Changing Places is essential for everyone interested in cities, and it's a must-read for anyone-scholar, citizen, or political official-who wants to improve them. -Eric Klinenberg, author of Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life Breaking new ground with a menu of smart policy options, the authors present a wealth of evidence that changing places can have causal effects on many aspects of city life. We would be wise to take heed. Science, not anecdotes, and environment, not individuals, provide a path forward to designing our cities to be safer and healthier. -Robert J. Sampson, Harvard University, author of Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect

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John MacDonald is professor of criminology and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Charles Branas is the Gelman Professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University. Robert Stokes is associate professor and chair of the Master of Public Policy Program in the School of Public Service at DePaul University.

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