{"product_id":"urban-sprawl-and-public-health-howard-frumkin-9781559633055","title":"Urban Sprawl and Public Health: Designing, Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUrban Sprawl and Public Health\u003c\/i\u003e, Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, and Richard Jackson, three of the nation's leading public health and urban planning experts explore an intriguing question: How does the physical environment in which we live affect our health? For decades, growth and development in our communities has been of the low-density, automobile-dependent type known as sprawl. The authors examine the direct and indirect impacts of sprawl on human health and well-being, and discuss the prospects for improving public health through alternative approaches to design, land use, and transportation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrban Sprawl and Public Health\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive look at the interface of urban planning, architecture, transportation, community design, and public health. It summarizes the evidence linking adverse health outcomes with sprawling development, and outlines the complex challenges of developing policy that promotes and protects public health. Anyone concerned with issues of public health, urban planning, transportation, architecture, or the environment will want to read \u003ci\u003eUrban Sprawl and Public Health\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Frumkin,Lawrence Frank,Richard J. Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1559633050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559633055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 1757\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 885\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 17 - Outstanding","brand":"Howard Frumkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48930294825215,"sku":"9781559633055","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/urban-sprawl-and-public-health-howard-frumkin-9781559633055","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}