This textbook, published by Wiley in January 2012, provides the basics for anyone interested in how the built environment impacts health.
Table of Contents
Part One Background and History
1 Introduction to the Built Environment and Health 3
2 History 17
Part Two Community Design
3 Planning and Urban Design 43
4 Transportation Policies 67
5 Healthy Housing and Housing Assistance Programs 91
6 Infrastructure and Natural Disasters 115
Part Three Environmental Media
7 Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality 137
8 Water 155
9 Food, Nutrition, and Food Security 171
Part Four Population Health
10 Vulnerable Populations 193
11 Mental Health, Stressors, and Health Care
12 Social Capital 227
13 Environmental Justice 247
Part Five Tools and Applications
14 Assessment Tools and Data Sources 269
15 Health Policy and Programs 287
16 Sustainability 301
