{"product_id":"designing-healthy-communities-9781118033661","title":"Designing Healthy Communities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis companion to the PBS series provides deep insights into the need to improve our built environment, while providing tools for readers to effect similar positive change in their own communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Though intended as a companion to a four-part TV series he is hosting on PBS stations, the book stands on its own very well. Though professionals of many stripes can learn from \u003ci\u003eDesigning Healthy Communities\u003c\/i\u003e, its greatest strength is likely to lie in energizing and educating a broad public — readers described by Dr. Jackson as “those of us who are concerned about our communities and the world we are giving to our children.” – \u003ci\u003eBetter Cities\/Towns, February 2012.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“It’s called the ‘built environment’ and if you’re a public health whiz, you know exactly what that means. If you don’t, Dr. Richard Jackson, Chair of UCLA’s Environmental Health Sciences Department believes it’s critical you do.” – \u003ci\u003eThe California Report health blog, KQED (San Francisco)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“An admirer of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Dr. Jackson argues that such details of daily life make existence worthwhile. And that is what “Designing Healthy Communities” is all about.” \u003ci\u003e– Reporting on Health (USC Annenberg)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The new book, “Designing Healthy Communities,” says: ‘When there is nearly nothing within walking distance to interest a young person and it is near-lethal to bicycle, he or she must relinquish autonomy — a capacity every creature must develop just as much as strength and endurance.’” \u003ci\u003e– New York Times, January, 31, 2012\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword vii\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthony Iton\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Author xvii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrologue: Why I Care About the Built Environment xix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I. HEALTH AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: AN INTRODUCTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat Does Love, or \u003ci\u003eCaritas,\u003c\/i\u003e Have to Do with the Built Environment? 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Love Our Families and Our Country, but Do We Really Love Ourselves? 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Love of Family 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Love of Community 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Love of Our Nation and the World 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat Is Health, and How Do We Measure It? 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Health 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health Policy 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Health 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMental and Social Health 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCan the Built Environment Build Community? 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganic Places Are Healthy Places 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban Centers 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState and Nation 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II. EXAMPLES OF CHANGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom Monoculture to Human Culture: the Belmar district of Lakewood, Colorado 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCure 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eUsing New Urbanism Principles to Build Community: Prairie Crossing, Illinois 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCure 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSaving America’s Downtowns and Local History Through the Political Process: Charleston, South Carolina 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCure 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eReinventing a Healthy City Through Community Leadership for Sustainability: Elgin, Illinois 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCure 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEnding Car Captivity: Boulder, Colorado 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCure 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePorts as Partners in Health: Oakland, California 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCure 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe City That Won’t Give Up: Detroit, Michigan 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCure (or at Least Treatment) 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III. BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat’s Happening in Your Community? 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining the Health of Your Community 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConducting an Audit of Your Built Environment 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWho Are the Players? 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Your Stakeholders 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Networking 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Everyone to Pull Together 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCreate an Action Plan 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyze the Symptoms 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermine the Diagnosis 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplement the Cure 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtect Through Prevention 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpilogue: Now It’s Your Turn 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotes 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406823596375,"sku":"9781118033661","price":49.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118033661.jpg?v=1730497238","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/designing-healthy-communities-9781118033661","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}