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Urban Health. Individuals, Environment and Land Use Planning in Public Health
Journal Title: SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE 
Author/s: Giuseppina Cersosimo 
Year:  2013 Issue: 101 Language: Italian 
Pages:  13 Pg. 14-26 FullText PDF:  220 KB
DOI:  10.3280/SUR2013-101003
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This article explains, based on the concept of public health, what has happened and is happening in terms of live-ability, environment and welfare of citizens with the metaphor of a city-body, with its manifestations of illness and rehabilitation. It is argued that urban planning is a social determinant of health, with which rethinking and redefining strategies to implement practical actions of public health.
Keywords: Public Health, Sustainability, Participation, Quality of Life, Urban Planning, Social Determinants of Health.

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Giuseppina Cersosimo, Urban Health. Individuals, Environment and Land Use Planning in Public Health in "SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE" 101/2013, pp. 14-26, DOI:10.3280/SUR2013-101003

   

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