Healthy cities and urban policy research / edited by Takehito Takano.

Healthy cities & urban policy research

London : Spon Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2003.

viii, 308 pages : black and white illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Development of healthy cities and need for research / Takehito Takano -- The third phase (1998-2002) of the Healthy Cities Project in Europe / Agis D. Tsouros and Jill L. Farrington -- Healthy Cities Project in the western Pacific / Hisashi Ogawa -- Health and sustainability gains from urban regeneration and development / Colin Fudge -- Analysis of health determinants for healthy cities programmes: health profiles and indicators / June Crown -- Indicators for healthy cities: tools for evidence-based urban policy formation / Keiko Nakamura -- The effectiveness of community-based health promotion in Healthy Cities programmes / Frances E. Baum -- Applicability of information technologies for health / Keiko Nakamura -- Nurturing Healthy Cities: research responsibility and accountability / Evelyne de Leeuw -- Examples of research activities for Healthy Cities / Takehito Takano -- Baseline data in ASEAN member countries / Irene S.M. Lee -- Country and city experiences in Healthy Cities.

Includes bibliographical references and index.