Health at the crossroads : transport policy and urban health
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Health at the crossroads : transport policy and urban health
J. Wiley, c1997
- : hbk
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"London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Fifth Annual Public Health Forum."
Forum held in April 1995, London
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book examines the health effects of urban traffic, focusing on traumatic injury and pollution-related respiratory disease. It suggests innovative policy initiatives and evaluates the expected public health benefits.
Table of Contents
Partial table of contents: POLLUTION AND HEALTH. Transport and Health: Assessing the Risks (A. McMichael). Research Methods in Air Pollution Epidemiology (K. Katsouyanni). Health Effects of Air Pollution from Traffic: Ozone and Particulate Matter (J. Shwartz). TRAFFIC AND INJURY. Issues in Transport Injury Research (P. Bly). Road Safety in the Developing World (G. Jacobs). THE WIDER PUBLIC HEALTH. Evaluating the Wider Impact on Health and Quality of Life (J. Ashton). Health Promotion: The Potential of Non-Motorized Transport (M. Hillman). CITY CASE STUDIES. Issues in Planning for Heterogeneous Traffic: The Case Study of Delhi (G. Tiwari). TRANSPORT POLICIES. Sustainable Transport Policies: State of the Art (F. Walter, et al.). Index.
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