Urbanization, Urbanicity, and Health
dc.contributor.author | Vlahov, David | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Galea, Sandro | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-07-27T18:52:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-07-27T18:52:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Urban Health. 2002, 79,(4 Suppl 1):S1-S12 <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/40277> | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/40277 | |
dc.description.abstract | A majority of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2007. The most rapidly urbanizing cities are in less-wealthy nations, and the pace of growth varies among regions. There are few data linking features of cities to the health of populations. We suggest a framework to guide inquiry into features of the urban environment that affect health and well-being. We consider two key dimensions: urbanization and urbanicity. Urbanization refers to change in size, density, and heterogeneity of cities. Urbanicity refers to the impact of living in urban areas at a given time. A review of the published literature suggests that most of the important factors that affect health can be considered within three broad themes: the social environment, the physical environment, and access to health and social services. The development of urban health as a discipline will need to draw on the strengths of diverse academic areas of study (e.g., ecology, epidemiology, sociology). Cross-national research may provide insights about the key features of cities and how urbanization influences population health. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 1925 bytes | |
dc.format.extent | 89290 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.title | Urbanization, Urbanicity, and Health | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Public Health | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Epidemiology, Department of | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/40277/2/Vlahov_Urbanization, Urbanicity, and Health_2002.pdf | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Epidemiology, Department of (SPH) |
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