Urban Health Issues: Exploring the Impacts of Big-City Living

Living in an urban environment can have a major influence—both positive and negative—on one's physical health and mental well-being. This book examines more than 20 key issues related to city living and what's being done to address them.

• Focuses on an area of public health that is of increasing importance, as urbanization rates continue to rise around the world
• Provide real-world insights for readers through interviews with experts working in urban areas across the globe
• Illustrates in city case studies how particular metropolitan areas around the world are working to address particular urban health issues
• Offers readers living in cities practical suggestions for staying healthy and avoiding urban hazards such as air and noise pollution