Urban Ecology and Health in the Third World by Lawrence M. Sc... - 9780521411592

Urban Ecology and Health in the Third WorldAuthor(s): Lawrence M. Schell, Malcolm Smith, Alan Bilsborough\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521411592, 978-0521411592\nSynopsis\nThis volume looks at the relationship between specific aspects of Third World cities and human health. Rapid and extensive urbanization of the less developed nations is perhaps the most dramatic demographic phenomenon of our times, but its impact on human biology is not well understood. Here, a cross-section of work is presented on this subject allowing human biologists, urban planners, public health workers and other specialists to assess our knowledge and the current approaches available to increase it. Contributions fall into two groups: studies of urban ecology including the social, economic and physical domains, and studies of biological responses to the urban environment. Health is not merely the absence of specific.