Health, environment and quality of life: an epidemiological perspective on urban development

Hollander, A.E.M. de & B.A.M. Staatsen, 2003, Health, environment and quality of life: an epidemiological perspective on urban development, in: Landscape and Urban Planning, 65,

  • Author : Hollander, A.E.M. de & B.A.M. Staatsen
  • Year : 2003
  • Journal/Series : Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 65
  • Pages : 53-62
  • Abstract in English : This paper identifies the principal determinants of health, and reviews the changing relative importance of environmental and social forces for health status. It is concludes that the current situation calls for new definitions of health and well being, as well as for a new demarcation of the field of environmental quality.
  • Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: quality, Health, environmental health, well being, environmental quality. UTILITY: lecturers/teachers, academic research, students of universities of professional education.