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Sustainable Urban Environments for Human Health integrates concepts related to energy sustainability, urbanization, and human health into a single comprehensive resource. This book addresses the multifaceted global crises involving energy, economy, environment, and public health by exploring synergies and anticipating future perspectives, opportunities, and challenges to ensure resilience in a rapidly evolving human-driven world. Themes include ecological urban planning for health, renewable energy in urban environments, air quality and respiratory health, green infrastructure and health, active transportation and health, energy equity and social determinants of health, urban agriculture and food systems, and urban waste management's impact on human health.
Contents
CHAPTER 1 Ecovillages and energy in the Global South
Abhishek Koduvayur Venkitaraman
CHAPTER 2 It is not only about TECH—renewables in an urban space: Tenets, Essence, Challenges
Justyna M. Chodkowska-Miszczuk, Dominik Zieli-nski and Agata Lewandowska
CHAPTER 3 Vector-borne diseases and human well-being in urban settlements
Poonam Singh
CHAPTER 4 Waterborne diseases and urban settlements: a case study from Bangladesh
Shamima Prodhan
CHAPTER 5 Spatial accessibility and resource capacity analysis of healthcare facilities in the city of Sarajevo
Ivan Maric, Boris Avdic and Aida Avdic
CHAPTER 6 Strategies to reduce air pollution through sustainable energy practices in households, economy, and urban mobility
Patricia Rodrigues and Renata Costa
CHAPTER 7 Investigating the link between urban air quality, energy consumption, and respiratory health
Ekta Chaudhary, Abinaya Sekar, Sushovan Ghosh, Taruna Singh and Sumit Saha
CHAPTER 8 Investigating the role of urban agriculture in implementing the European Green Deal: a case study from Poland
Pawel Wisniewski
CHAPTER 9 Green spaces and mental health in urban India: scientific evidence, equity challenges, and policy pathways
Krati Sharma, Pallavi Joshi and Palak Balyan
CHAPTER 10 Green infrastructure and its multifunctional benefits at urban centers
Adedotun Ayodele Dipeolu, Joy Amarachi Nneji and Pardeep Singh
CHAPTER 11 Impacts of urban green infrastructure on human well-being and health
Márcio Alexandre Alberti and Luciene Pimentel
CHAPTER 12 Sustainability in later life: profiling older adults' proenvironmental beliefs and behaviors using network analysis
Rengin Aslanoglu, Grzegorz Chrobak, Joost van Hoof, Jeroen Dikken, Małgorzata Świader and Jan K. Kazak
CHAPTER 13 Transdisciplinary frameworks of urban energy and health research
Nidhi Singh, Justyna M. Chodkowska-Miszczuk, Pardeep Singh and Pramit Verma
