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| List of Tables/Figures | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The Importance of Place | |
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| Place Matters | |
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| Why an Urban, Place-Based Approach to Health? | |
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| Place as Life Chance and Risk | |
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| Place as Social Resource | |
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| A Framework for the Book | |
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| Humans as Spatial Animals | |
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| The Meaning of Place | |
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| Territorial Behavior in Animals | |
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| Territorial Diversity in Humans | |
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| The Nature of the Environment-Behavior Relationship | |
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| Basic Spatial Needs in Humans | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Ecology of Everyday Urban Life | |
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| Micro Environments | |
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| Macro Environments: Cities as Unique Environments for Living | |
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| The Dimensions of the Urban Mosaic | |
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| Capitalism and Landscapes of Hazard and Despair | |
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| How Spatial Structures Affect Our Choices: A Constrained-Choice Approach | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Sociology of Health | |
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| The Healthy Society | |
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| Health Beliefs | |
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| Health Lifestyles | |
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| Risk and Protective Factors | |
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| Psychosocial Resources | |
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| Spatial Structure and Health: Theoretical Underpinnings | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Cities as Mosaics of Risk and Protection | |
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| Physical Hazards and Risks in the Residential Environment | |
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| Sociocultural Hazards and Risks | |
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| Blankets of Protection | |
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| Physical and Mental Health Consequences for the Urban Dweller | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Special Populations in the City: Needs and Risks of the Socially Disadvantaged | |
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| Inequality and Health | |
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| The Homeless | |
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| Risk and Hazard among the Homeless | |
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| Health among the Homeless | |
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| Psychosocial Protection against Hazards and Risks of Homelessness | |
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| Racial and Ethnic Minorities | |
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| Theories of the Underclass | |
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| Context and Health Differences | |
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| The Ghetto Resident's Dilemma | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Special Populations in the City: Needs and Risks of the Young and Old | |
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| Young Ones at Risk | |
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| Resiliency among Urban Youth | |
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| Forms of Protection | |
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| Successful Prevention | |
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| Elders at Risk: Physical and Mental Health Aspects of Aging | |
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| An Ecological View of Aging | |
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| Neighborhood as a Healthy Place for Aging | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Ecology of Health Promotion and Service Delivery | |
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| Removal Strategies | |
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| Community Development Strategies | |
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| Healthy Cities: A Comprehensive Community Development Strategy | |
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| Planning for the Future: Minimizing the Urban Health Penalty | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |