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OverviewIn the twentieth century, the urban settings of the wealthy nations were largely associated with opportunity, accumulation of wealth, and better health than their rural counterparts. In the twenty-first century, demographic changes, globalization, and climate change are having important health consequences on wealthy nations and especially on low- and middle-income countries. The increasing concentration of poverty and significant inequalities between urban neighborhoods and the physical and social environments in cities are important determinants of population health. In this important new book, experts identify the priority problems and outline solutions that can generate and sustain healthy urban environments. Foreword by Michael H. Bloomberg Contributors include: Sue Atkinson, John G. Bartlett, Angela Beaton, Karl Brown, Pamela Ligouri Bunker, Robert J. Bunker, Scott Burris, Waleska Teixeira Caiffa, Roel A. Coutinho, Manuel Carballo, Ruth Colagiuri, Beatriz de Faria Leao, Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche, Alex Ezeh, Geoff Green, Claudio Giulliano da Costa Octavio Gómez-Dantés, Ruth Finkelstein, Julio Frenk, Nicholas Freudenberg, Fu Hua, Sandro Galea, Ticia Gerber, Carola Hein, Catherine Hull, Tord Kjellstrom, Jacob Kumaresan, Catherine Ronald Labonté, Stephen Leeder, Godfrey Mbarauku, Gordon McGranahan, Patricia Monge, Mark R. Montgomery, Martin Mulenga, Ana Luiza Nabuco, Julie Netherland, Ndioro Ndiaye, Rougui Ndiaye-Coïc, Kalala Ngalamulume, Danielle Ompad, Stipe Oreskovic, Ariel Pablos-Méndez, Jonathan Parkinson, Fernando Augusto Proietti, Thomas C. Quinn, Carlos E. Restrepo, Kevin J. Robinson, Jonathan M. Samet, David Satterthwaite, Richard H. Schneider, Ted Schrecker, Elliott Sclar, Maria Steenland, Agis Tsouros, Arnoud P. Verhoeff, Nicole Volavka-Close, Michael Ward, Vanessa Watson, Rae Zimmerman. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Vlahov , Jo Ivey Boufford , Clarence E. Pearson , Laurie NorrisPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Ltd Dimensions: Width: 18.40cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.976kg ISBN: 9780470422069ISBN 10: 0470422068 Pages: 528 Publication Date: 03 December 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsThe New York Academy of Medicine vii Foreword xi Michael R. Bloomberg Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv David Vlahov Introduction xvii Margaret Chan The Editors xxi The Contributors xxiii 1. Urban Health in a Global Perspective 1 David Vlahov and Jo Ivey Boufford 2. Globalization 13 Ted Schrecker and Ronald Labonté 3. The Demographics of Urbanization in Poor Countries 27 Mark R. Montgomery 4. Migration, Health Systems, and Urbanization 45 Ndioro Ndiaye, Manuel Carbhallo, and Rougui Ndiaye-Coïc 5. Immigrant Health in Amsterdam, the Netherlands 59 Arnoud P. Verhoeff and Roel A. Coutinho 6. City Case Studies Global Climate Change and Cities 69 Tord Kjellstrom and Patricia Monge 7. Age-Friendly New York City 91 Ruth Finkelstein and Julie Netherland 8. Global Infectious Diseases and Urbanization 105 Thomas C. Quinn and John G. Bartlett 9. City Case Studies Confronting the New Epidemics in Our Cities 125 Stephen Leeder, Angela Beaton, Cathie Hull, Ruth Colagiuri, and Michael Ward 10. Chronic Disease Care in Nairobi’s Urban Informal Settlements 139 Catherine Kyobutungi and Alex Ezeh 11. Crime, Violence, Public Health, and Urban Life 157 Richard H. Schneider 12. A Global Perspective on Disasters and Their Consequences in the Urban Environment 175 Maria Steenland, Godfrey Mbaruku, and Sandro Galea 13. City Case Studies Urban Terrorism 191 Robert J. Bunker and Pamela L. Bunker 14. The Culture of Peace Against Violence in Zagreb 207 Stipe Oreskovic 15. Urban Health Services and Health Systems Reform 221 Julio Frenk and Octavio Gómez-Dantés 16. City Case Studies Information Flow and Integrated E-Health Systems 237 Veronica Olazabal, Ticia Gerber, Beatriz de Faria Leao, Claudio Giulliano da Costa, Karl Brown, and Ariel Pablos-Méndez 17. Governance for Health in London: Utilizing the Health Impact Assessment 253 Sue Atkinson 18. Provision of Water and Sanitation Services 267 Jonathan Parkinson, Martin Mulenga, and Gordon McGranahan 19. Urban Transportation 283 Rae Zimmerman and Carlos E. Restrepo 20. Informal Settlements: In Search of a Home in the City 305 Vanessa Watson 21. Urban Air Quality 317 Jonathan M. Samet 22. Urban Planning and Aesthetics 339 Carola Hein, Kalala Ngalamulume, and Kevin J. Robinson 23. Healthy Urban Governance 355 Scott Burris and Danielle Ompad 24. Global Business at the Local Level 371 Nicholas Freudenberg 25. Citizen Action for Urban Poverty Reduction in Low- and Middle-Income Nations 389 David Satterthwaite 26. City Case Studies Healthy Cities: Lessons Learned 405 Agis Tsouros and Geoff Green 27. The Healthy City Program in Shanghai 421 Fu Hua 28. Urban Health and Governance Model in Belo Horizonte, Brazil 437 Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa, Ana Luiza Nabuco, Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche, and Fernando Augusto Proietti 29. Improving Population Health in a Rapidly Urbanizing World 453 Nicole Volavka-Close and Elliott D. Sclar 30. Future Directions 469 Jacob Kumaresan Notes 483 Index 487ReviewsAuthor InformationDavid Vlahov, Ph.D., R.N., is senior vice president for research and director of the Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies at the New York Academy of Medicine and professor of Clinical Epidemiology at Columbia University. Jo Ivey Boufford, M.D., is president of The New York Academy of Medicine; professor of public service, health policy, and management at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; and clinical professor of pediatrics at New York University School of Medicine. Clarence Pearson, M.P.H., is a former senior advisor to the World Health Organization at the United Nations. He conceived the series of global health books for Jossey-Bass and serves as the series' executive editor. Laurie Norris, M.A., is an intercultural communications consultant. She serves as managing editor for the global health series published by Jossey-Bass. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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