Hidden cities : unmasking and overcoming health inequities in urban settings

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ISBN	9789241548038 (pbk.)
Call Number	RA566.7 W927 2010
Title	Hidden cities : unmasking and overcoming health inequities in urban settings/ United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Imprint	Geneva : World Health Organization, 2010.
Physical	126 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Contents Note	Part One. ^tThe Dawn of an Urban World -- Chapter 1. ^tThe Rise of modern cities -- Chapter 2. ^tHealth in an urban context -- Part Two. ^tUnmasking Hidden Cities -- Chapter 3. ^tUrban health inequity and why it matters -- Chapter 4. ^tUrban health inequities revealed -- Chapter 5. ^tAchieving the Millennium Development Goals -- Part Three. ^tOvercoming Urban Health Inequities -- Chapter 6. ^tUrban governance for reducing health inequities -- Chapter 7. ^tBuilding an evidence base for action -- Chapter 8. ^tTaking action --Conclusion: The price and the promise of our urban world -- Annex A. ^tAdditional resources and tools -- Annex B. ^tMethodological approach for assessing urban health inequities -- Annex C. ^tExamples of interventions.
Summary	The joint WHO and UN-HABITAT report, Hidden cities: unmasking and overcoming health inequities in urban settings, is being released at a turning point in human history. For the first time ever, the majority of the world's population is living in cities, and this proportion continues to grow. Putting this into numbers, in 1990 fewer than 4 in 10 people lived in urban areas. In 2010, more than half live in cities, and by 2050 this proportion will grow to 7 out of every 10 people. The number of urban residents is growing by nearly 60 million every year. This demographic transition from rural to urban, or urbanization, has far-reaching consequences. Urbanization has been associated with overall shifts in the economy, away from agriculture-based activities and towards mass industry, technology and service. High urban densities have reduced transaction costs, made public spending on infrastructure and services more economically viable, and facilitated generation and diffusion of knowledge, all of which have fuelled economic growth.
Subject	City Planning
Subject	Urban Health--trends
Subject	Health Status Disparities
Subject	Healthcare Disparities
Corporate Author	United Nations Human Settlements Programme
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