Unhealthy Housing: Research, remedies and reform - Brossura

Burridge, R.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0415511712 ISBN 13: 9780415511711

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2011

Riassunto

Unhealthy Housing presents an analysis of the research into the health implications of housing and the significance for legal regulation of housing conditions. Key experts present short papers, together with an overview to give an evaluation of the significance of housing on the health of occupiers.

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Contenuti

Introduction. Parameters of health and housing research. Understanding the problems of health and housing research - David Mant. Using published data to assess health risks - Colin Thunhurst. Housing and the health of the community - David Byrne and Jane Keithley. The identification and evaluation of hazards. Damp and mouldy housing: a holistic approach - Sonja Hunt. Dampness, mould growth and respiratory disease in children - Peter Strachan. Cold- and heat-related illnesses in the indoor environment - K J Collins. Cold, comdensation and housing poverty - Thomas A Markus. Mental health and high-rise housing - Hugh Freeman. Women, crowding and mental health - Jonathan Gabe and Paul Williams. Crowding and mortality in London boroughs - John M Kellett. Accidents at home: the modern edpidemic - Ray Ransom. The effects on human health of pest infestation in houses - Michael Howard. Ill-health and homelessness: the effects of living in bed-and-breakfast accommodation - Jean Conway . Remedies and reforms. Fundamentals of healthful housing: their application in the 21st century - Eric W Mood. An ecological blueprint for health housing - Roderick J Lawrence. The environmental assessment of new houses - Gary J Raw and Josephine J Prior. Prospects for affordable warmth - Brenda Boardman. The legal environment of housing conditions - Roger Burridge and David Ormandy. Cities 2000 projects: goldfish bowl - Geoff Green. Index.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0415511712
• ISBN 13: 9780415511711
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 480