Sustainable Urban Environments for Human Health integrates concepts related to energy sustainability, urbanization, and human health into a single comprehensive resource. This book addresses the multifaceted global crises involving energy, economy, environment, and public health by exploring synergies and anticipating future perspectives, opportunities, and challenges to ensure resilience in a rapidly evolving human-driven world. Themes include ecological urban planning for health, renewable energy in urban environments, air quality and respiratory health, green infrastructure and health, active transportation and health, energy equity and social determinants of health, urban agriculture and food systems, and urban waste management's impact on human health.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xv 7. About the editors - p. xix 8. Preface - p. xxi 9. Chapter 1. Ecovillages and energy in the Global South - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. It is not only about TECH—renewables in an urban space: Tenets, Essence, CHallenges - p. 29 11. Chapter 3. Vector-borne diseases and human well-being in urban settlements - p. 47 12. Chapter 4. Waterborne diseases and urban settlements: a case study from Bangladesh - p. 61 13. Chapter 5. Spatial accessibility and resource capacity analysis of healthcare facilities in the city of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - p. 79 14. Chapter 6. Strategies to reduce air pollution through sustainable energy practices in households, the urban economy, and mobility - p. 123 15. Chapter 7. Investigating the link between urban air quality, energy consumption, and respiratory health - p. 165 16. Chapter 8. Investigating the role of urban agriculture in implementing the European Green Deal: a case study from Poland - p. 211 17. Chapter 9. Green spaces and mental health in urban India: scientific evidence, equity challenges, and policy pathways - p. 235 18. Chapter 10. Green infrastructure and its multifunctional benefits at urban centers - p. 265 19. Chapter 11. Impacts of urban green infrastructure on human well-being and health - p. 281 20. Chapter 12. Sustainability in later life: profiling older adults’ proenvironmental beliefs and behaviors using network analysis - p. 315 21. Chapter 13. Transdisciplinary frameworks of urbanization, energy, environment and human health research - p. 357 22. Index - p. 377
Sustainable Urban Environments for Human Health integrates concepts related to energy sustainability, urbanization, and human health into a single comprehensive resource. This book addresses the multifaceted global crises involving energy, economy, environment, and public health by exploring synergies and anticipating future perspectives, opportunities, and challenges to ensure resilience in a rapidly evolving human-driven world. Themes include ecological urban planning for health, renewable energy in urban environments, air quality and respiratory health, green infrastructure and health, active transportation and health, energy equity and social determinants of health, urban agriculture and food systems, and urban waste management's impact on human health.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xv 7. About the editors - p. xix 8. Preface - p. xxi 9. Chapter 1. Ecovillages and energy in the Global South - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. It is not only about TECH—renewables in an urban space: Tenets, Essence, CHallenges - p. 29 11. Chapter 3. Vector-borne diseases and human well-being in urban settlements - p. 47 12. Chapter 4. Waterborne diseases and urban settlements: a case study from Bangladesh - p. 61 13. Chapter 5. Spatial accessibility and resource capacity analysis of healthcare facilities in the city of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - p. 79 14. Chapter 6. Strategies to reduce air pollution through sustainable energy practices in households, the urban economy, and mobility - p. 123 15. Chapter 7. Investigating the link between urban air quality, energy consumption, and respiratory health - p. 165 16. Chapter 8. Investigating the role of urban agriculture in implementing the European Green Deal: a case study from Poland - p. 211 17. Chapter 9. Green spaces and mental health in urban India: scientific evidence, equity challenges, and policy pathways - p. 235 18. Chapter 10. Green infrastructure and its multifunctional benefits at urban centers - p. 265 19. Chapter 11. Impacts of urban green infrastructure on human well-being and health - p. 281 20. Chapter 12. Sustainability in later life: profiling older adults’ proenvironmental beliefs and behaviors using network analysis - p. 315 21. Chapter 13. Transdisciplinary frameworks of urbanization, energy, environment and human health research - p. 357 22. Index - p. 377
