SOC364H1 Lecture Notes - Social Environment, Water Scarcity, Built Environment

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23 Oct 2013
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Infant mortality rates, life expectancy, mental health, quality of life, chronic conditi ons. The social and demographic characteristics of individuals (i. e. , gender, age, family form) Air quality, infrastructure, accessibility, safe drinking water, garbage removal, noise, ove rcrowding. Structure of social relationships within in the community (i. e. , social capital, cohesion, n etworks, support) Mental heath facilities, hospitals, family doctors, nutritious foods, homeless shelters. Neighbourhoods within cities can have differential effects for residents. Two reason concern urban health as a field of inquiry and practice: there is growing importance, and influence, of cities worldwide, understanding the context, including the social, physical, political, or policy environments within which we live. In particular, most global population growth will occur in less wealthy regions of the world, with the most rapid pace of growth expected to occur in asia and africa. Cities are ubiquitous, and their impact so pervasive, that it is difficult to.

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