Unhealthy cities
Subtitle: poverty, race, and place in America
By: Kevin Fitzpatrick, Mark LaGory
Contributors: La Gory, Mark, 1947-; Fitzpatrick, Kevin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780415805162; 9780415805179; 9780203843765
Subjects: Inner cities; Urban poor; Health and hygiene; Urban health; Urban minorities
Description: The purpose of this book is to show the important role that space and place plays in the health of urban residents, particularly those living in high poverty ghettos. The book brings together research and writing from a variety of disciplines to demonstrate the health costs of being poor in America’s cities. Both authors are committed to raising awareness of structural factors that promote poverty and injustice in a society that proclaims its commitment to equality of opportunity. Our health is often dramatically affected by where we live; some parts of the city seem to be designed to make people sick. The book is intended for students and professionals in urban sociology, medical sociology, public health, and community planning.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Unhealthy places, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-222) and index.