FrontCover; SPRAWLING CITIES AND OURENDANGERED PUBLIC HEALTH; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1INTRODUCTION: AN EPIDEMICON OUR DOORSTEP; 2SPRAWL, ARCHITECTURE, AND HEALTH:A BRIEF HISTORY; 3GLOBAL SPRAWL MACHINES; 4TRANSFUSION: DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; 5CASE STUDY: NEW ORLEANS; 6THE FUTURE; APPENDIX: MALL TYPOLOGIES; INDEX
Summary
Sprawl is an unsustainable pattern of growth that threatens to undermine the health of communities globally. It has been a dominant mid-to-late twentieth century growth pattern in developed countries and in the twenty-first century has shown widespread signs of proliferation in India, China, and other growing countries. The World Health Organization cites sprawl for its serious adverse public health consequences for humans and ecological habitats. The many adverse impacts of sprawl on the health of individuals, communities, and biological ecosystems are well documented. Architects have been ri
