Urban Green Spaces Public Health and Sustainability in the United States /

• Main Authors: Jennings, Viniece (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Browning, Matthew H. E. M. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Rigolon, Alessandro (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
• Subjects: Urban geography.; Sustainable development.; Public health.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Sustainable Development.; Public Health.

This book crosses disciplinary boundaries to investigate how the benefits of green spaces can be further incorporated in public health. In this regard, the book highlights how ecosystem services provided by green spaces affect multiple aspects of human health and well-being, offering a strategic way...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Friend or Foe? An overview of the benefits and disservices from urban green spaces
• Chapter 3. Cultural ecosystem services meet broader frameworks in public health
• Chapter 4. Urban Greenspace at the Nexus of Environmental Justice and Health Equity
• Chapter 5. Planning urban greenspaces in their communities: Intersectional approaches for health equity and sustainability
• Chapter 6. Concluding Thoughts.