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Although the environment has long been recognized as a key factor for human health, the linkages between infectious diseases and urban environments are not well known. Consideration of infectious disease prevention and control in contemporary urban planning has largely been neglected. The proposed book discusses in a multidisciplinary manner the role of urban living environments and prevention of infectious disease epidemic and thus, pandemic outbreaks in history and presently, in the post-Covid era. From historical studies of urban outbreaks to present issues and charting pathways into the future urban planning, the edited book curates a collection of timely research from the fields of environmental research, environmental health, health history, information studies, public health, and urban planning. The book offers research-based insights into the linkages between urban living environments and human health, serving as inspiration for researchers, students and professionals.
Table des matières
.- Introduction.
.- Town Planning, the Plague Pandemic, and the Origins of Colonial Preparedness in Dar es Salaam, c. 1890 1922.
.- Interspecies Issues: Perceptions of Urban Animals as Threat to Human Health from the 1880s to the Present.
.- Healthy or Modern City? Urban Planning Contestations during the Hungry Years in Dar es Salaam.
.- Dreams of a Hygienic Healthy Society on the Colonial Mining Angola Urbanization and Health Services of Diamang, 1910s 1970s.
.- The Density Health Connection in Urban Planning, 1920 1980.
.- The War Against Diseases: Smallpox Control in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1920s 1960 and Lessons for Covid-19.
.- The Urban Environment, Environmental Exposures, and Occurrence of Respiratory Tract Infections.
.- Urban Planning as Means for Promoting Health and Healthy Behaviors.
.- The New Syndemic of Obesity and COVID-19 in Urban Areas.
.- The Role of Information in the Planning Processes of Pandemic-Resistant Cities.
.- Towards One Health Impact Assessments in Urban Planning.
.- Envisioning Pathways to Pandemic-Proof Cities.
A propos de l'auteur
Helka-Liisa Hentilä is a professor of urban design and planning at the Oulu School of Architecture, University of Oulu, Finland. Her area of expertise is strategic, sustainable and interactive community planning, especially regarding the planning of urban environments for health and wellbeing.
Aale Luusua is a university lecturer and postdoctoral researcher at the Oulu School of Architecture, University of Oulu, Finland. With a keen interest on urban spaces and how users experience them, Aale’s research revolves around digitalization in urban environments, user experience in design and research, and developing design theory.
Emilia Rönkkö is a senior researcher of urban design and planning at the Oulu School of Architecture, University of Oulu, Finland. Her expertise covers research topics related to healthy cities, urban resilience, social-ecological systems and evidence-based planning.
Annukka Sailo holds a PhD in History of Sciences and Ideas from the university of Oulu, Finland. She has studied post-war multidisciplinary debates on human aggression, and the history of epidemiology and health, currently in urban contexts.
Anna Suorsa (PhD) is a University Lecturer of Information Studies at the University of Oulu, Finland specialized in co-creative information processes and the use of information and knowledge in decision making. Her research focuses on Knowledge Management, information and knowledge practices and processes in working communities and examining multi-professional working practices.
Résumé
Although the environment has long been recognized as a key factor for human health, the linkages between infectious diseases and urban environments are not well known. Consideration of infectious disease prevention and control in contemporary urban planning has largely been neglected. The proposed book discusses in a multidisciplinary manner the role of urban living environments and prevention of infectious disease epidemic and thus, pandemic outbreaks in history and presently, in the post-Covid era. From historical studies of urban outbreaks to present issues and charting pathways into the future urban planning, the edited book curates a collection of timely research from the fields of environmental research, environmental health, health history, information studies, public health, and urban planning. The book offers research-based insights into the linkages between urban living environments and human health, serving as inspiration for researchers, students and professionals.
