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Title Converging disciplines : a transdisciplinary research approach to urban health problems / Maritt Kirst [and others], editors ; foreword by Patricia Rosenfield and Frank Kessel
Published New York : Springer, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 172 pages)
Series 2011 Springer E-Books
Contents Introducing a transdisciplinary approach to applied urban health research -- Benefits and challenges of transdisciplinary research for urban health researchers -- In search of empowering health research for marginalized populations in urban settings: the value of a transdisciplinary approach -- Reducing health disparities experienced by refugees resettled in urban areas: a community-based transdisciplinary intervention model -- The Street Health Report 2007: community-based research for social change -- Safety as a social value: revisiting a participatory case study in Scotland -- Methodological notes on conducting transdisciplinary research -- Collaborative processes in transdisciplinary research -- From complex problems to complex problem-solving: transdisciplinary practice as knowledge translation -- Transdisciplinary training in health research: distinctive features and future directions -- Funding agencies and transdisciplinary research -- Moving forward: the future of transdisciplinary health research
Summary As urban populations grow, new health problems evolve in tandem with longstanding issues. And as a welter of social, environmental, and access factors further complicate the picture, workable solutions require increasingly sophisticated understanding and innovative methods - generally beyond the scope of one professional field. ""Converging Disciplines"" introduces the concept of transdisciplinary research as a multidimensional, research-to-practice approach to urban health issues, not only bringing researchers together but also linking stakeholders, from practitioners to policymakers to commu
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Public health administration.
Health service administration
Public health.
Urban health.
Social problems.
Urban Health
Public Health Administration
Community-Based Participatory Research -- methods
Public Health
Qualitative Research
Social Problems
Socioeconomic Factors
public health.
social issues.
MEDICAL -- Health Risk Assessment.
Médecine.
Social problems
Public health
Public health administration
Urban health
Form Electronic book
Author Kirst, Maritt, 1974-
LC no. 2010936516
ISBN 9781441963307
1441963308