Green infrastructure and public health / Christopher Coutts.

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

xiv, 312 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Green infrastructure, ecosystem services, and the study of their contribution to health -- The evolution of the ecology of health -- Essential ecosystem services -- The challenge of climate change -- Infectious disease ecology -- Physical activity -- Mental health -- Social capital -- The threats to health posed by green infrastructure -- Concluding remarks -- Public health promotion in England's community forest partnerships -- Valencia's Jardín del Turia Park : from natural disaster to valued public health amenity -- Health and Hamburg's Grünes Netz (Green Network) Plan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.