1st Edition
Healthy City Planning From Neighbourhood to National Health Equity
By Jason Corburn
Copyright 2013
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Healthy city planning means seeking ways to eliminate the deep and persistent inequities that plague cities. Yet, as Jason Corburn argues in this book, neither city planning nor public health is currently organized to ensure that today’s cities will be equitable and healthy.
Having made the case for what he calls ‘adaptive urban health justice’ in the opening chapter, Corburn briefly... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Adaptive Urban Health Justice; Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The City in the Field; Chapter 3 Chapter 3 The City as Laboratory; Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Favela Health in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Collaborative Planning in Nairobi's Slums; Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Planning for Environmental Health Justice in Richmond, California; Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Towards a Planet of Healthy and Equitable Cities; References; Index;
Biography
Jason Corburn is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Berkeley and is jointly appointed in the Department of City & Regional Planning and the School of Public Health.
"Healthy City Planning is ultimately a book that is about three things; policy, practice, and implementation of urban health planning. It is undoubtedly an interesting read... Jason Corburn’s book reminds us that it is not just doctors that should respond to claims of medical malpractice. " - Urban Geography Research Group
