Designing healthy cities prescriptions, principles, and practice

This work provides a framework for examining how planning and design professionals may promote human health and reduce the burden of disease and disability. Planners, architects and politicians should be able to consider the full health impact of their decisions, while professionals, decision makers...

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Main Author: Aicher, Joseph (Author)
Other Authors: Duhl, Leonard (foreword)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malabar, Fla. Krieger Publishing Company ©1998
Edition:Original edition
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Summary:This work provides a framework for examining how planning and design professionals may promote human health and reduce the burden of disease and disability. Planners, architects and politicians should be able to consider the full health impact of their decisions, while professionals, decision makers and community activists may evaluate specific design issues and develop a set of working guidelines most appropriate for the unique community being examined
Physical Description:xvi, 142 pages illustrations 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780894649271
0894649272
ISSN:hardback