Unhealthy Cities: Poverty, Race, and Place in America

by Mark LaGory and Kevin Fitzpatrick

Book Overview

The purpose of this book is to show the important role that space and place plays in the health of urban residents, particularly those living in high poverty ghettos. The book brings together research and writing from a variety of disciplines to demonstrate the health costs of being poor in America's cities. Both authors are committed to raising awareness of structural factors that promote poverty and injustice in a society that proclaims its commitment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415805171
• ISBN13: 9780415805179
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"