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

  • Fitzpatrick, Kevin M.
Date:
2000
  • Books

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Publication/Creation

New York : Routledge, 2000.

Physical description

xiv, 274 pages ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.

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    Medical Collection
    WA380 2000F55u
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ISBN

  • 0415923719
  • 0415923727