INDICE: Foreword (Anthony Iton). Preface. The Author. Prologue: Why I CareAbout the Built Environment. PART I. AN INTRODUCTION. Chapter 1 What Does Love, or Caritas, Have to Do with the Built Environment? We Love Our Families andOur Country, but Do We Really Love Ourselves? For Love of Family. For Love ofCommunity. For Love of Our Nation and the World. Chapter 2 What Is Health, and How Do We Measure It? Personal Health. Public Health Policy. Environmental Health. Mental and Social Health. Chapter 3 Can the Built Environment Build Community? Organic Places Are Healthy Places. Urban Centers. State and Nation. PART II. EXAMPLES OF CHANGE. Chapter 4 From Monoculture to Human Culture: Belmar, Colorado. Symptoms. Diagnosis. Cure. Prevention. Chapter 5 Using New Urbanism Principles to Build Community: Prairie Crossing, Illinois. Symptoms. Diagnosis. Cure. Prevention. Chapter 6 Saving America's Downtowns and Local History Through the Political Process: Charleston, South Carolina. Symptoms. Diagnosis.Cure. Prevention. Chapter 7 Reinventing a Healthy City Through Community Leadership for Sustainability: Elgin, Illinois. Symptoms. Diagnosis. Cure. Prevention. Chapter 8 Ending Car Captivity: Boulder, Colorado. Symptoms. Diagnosis. Cure. Prevention. Chapter 9 Ports as Partners in Health: Oakland, California. Symptoms. Diagnosis. Cure. Prevention. Chapter 10 The City That Wont Give Up: Detroit, Michigan. Symptoms. Diagnosis. Cure (or at Least Treatment). Prevention. PART III. BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD. Chapter 11 What's Happening in Your Community? Determining the Health of Your Community. Conductingan Audit of Your Built Environment. Chapter 12 Who Are the Players? Finding Your Stakeholders. Social Networking. Getting Everyone to Pull Together. Chapter 13 Create an Action Plan. Analyze the Symptoms. Determine the Diagnosis. Implement the Cure. Protect through Prevention. Epilogue: Now It's Your Turn. Notes. Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-118-03366-1
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 366
- Fecha Publicación: 05/10/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés