Sprawling cities and our endangered public health / Stephen Verderber.
Sprawling cities and our endangered public health / Stephen Verderber.
Sprawling cities and our endangered public health / Stephen Verderber.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2012.
Date
2012.
Call Numbers
G 2013/1508
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xiv, 231 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents
Introduction: an epidemic on our doorstep -- Sprawl, architecture, and health: a brief history -- Global sprawl machines -- Transfusion: design considerations -- Case study: New Orleans -- The future.
Publication information
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2012.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2012.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Town planning
- Social & preventive medicine
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Sprawl is an unsustainable pattern of growth that threatens to undermine the health of communities globally; this book examines the past and present role of architecture in relation to the public health consequences of unmitigated sprawl and the ways in which it threatens our future.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Sprawling cities and our endangered public health / Stephen Verderber.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2013/1508
Record Identifier
74Vvl4dD2X8Z
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvl4dD2X8Z
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780203119211 (ebook)
9780415665322 (hb : alk. paper)
9780415665339 (pb : alk. paper)
DDC
362.1
MMS ID
991017511089702626
