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Urban transformations and public health in the emergent city Keith
(Global urban transformations)
| Material Type | E-Book |
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| Publisher | [S.l.] : Manchester University Press |
| Year | 2020 |
| Language | und |
| Size | 1 online resource |
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| Media type | 機械可読データファイル |
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| Contents | 1 Introduction: Urban transformation and public health in future cities Michael Keith and Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos 2 Mental health, stress and the contemporary metropolis Nikolas Rose 3 Feminised urban futures, healthy cities and violence against women and girls (VAWG): Transnational reflections from Brazilians in London and Maré, Rio de Janeiro Cathy McIlwaine, Miriam Krenzinger, Yara Evans and Eliana Sousa Silva4 Understanding the relationships between wellbeing and mobility in the unequal city: The case of community initiatives promoting cycling and walking in São Paulo and London Tim Schwanen and Denver V. Nixon5 Urban (sanitation) transformation in China: A Toilet Revolution and its socio-eco-technical entanglements Deljana Iossifova 6 The food environment and health in African cities: Analysing the linkages and exploring possibilities for improving health and wellbeing Warren Smit7 Urban mental health and the moral economies of suffering in a 'broken city': Reinventing depression among Rio de Janeiro urban dwellers Leandro David Wenceslau and Francisco Ortega 8 Violence as a language of construction and deconstruction in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil Luiz Eduardo Soares9 Conclusion: City DNA, public health and a new urban imaginary Michael Keith and Andreza Aruska de Souza SantosIndex |
| Notes | Urban transformations and public health in the emergent city examines how urban health and wellbeing are shaped by migration, mobility, racism, sanitation and gender. Adopting a global focus that spans Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, the essays in this volume bring together a wide selection of voices that explore the interface between social, medical and natural sciences. Moving beyond traditional approaches to urban research, this interdisciplinary approach offers a unique perspective on today's cities and the challenges they face Open Access Includes bibliographical references and index Title from content provider |
| Authors | Keith. |
| Subjects | BSH:Electronic books LCSH:Urban health MESH:Urban Health MESH:Urban Health Services MESH:Social Determinants of Health MESH:Public Health MESH:Social Medicine MESH:Sociology FREE:Sociology, Urban FREE:Urban health |
| Classification | DC23:362.1042 |
| ID | ED00004077 |
| ISBN | 9781526150950 |