Slum health from the cell to the street / edited by Jason Corburn and Lee Riley.

Other author Corburn, Jason.
Other author Riley, Lee W.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Description1 online resource.
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Contents Slum health: framing research, practice & policy -- From the cell to the street: slum health in Brazil -- Urban upgrading and health in Nairobi, Kenya -- Understanding slum health in urban India -- Knowledge gaps and future considerations.
Abstract "Urban slum dwellers--especially in emerging-economy cities--are often poor, live in squalor, and suffer unnecessarily from disease, disability, premature death, and poor life expectancy. Yet living in a city can and should be healthy. Slum Health highlights why and how slums can be unhealthy, reveals that not all slums are equal in terms of the hazards and health issues faced by residents, and suggests how slum dwellers, scientists, and social movements can come together to make slum life safer, more just, and healthier. Editors Jason Corburn and Lee Riley argue that both new biologic and "street" science--or valuing professional and lay knowledge--are crucial for improving the well-being of the millions of urban poor living in slums."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographic references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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Issued in other formPrint version: Slum health Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] 9780520281066
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015042864
ISBN9780520962798 (eBook)

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