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Political Exercise - Active Living, Public Policy, and the Built Environment (Paperback)
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The public health benefits of giving city dwellers increased
opportunities to lead physically active lifestyles are well known
to urban planners, public health scholars, and government
officials. Moreover, increases in "active living," such as walking
and cycling, help the environment, support local businesses, and
reduce traffic congestion, among other advantages. But despite wide
agreement that active living is both achievable and valuable, best
practices are not easy to implement. In Political Exercise,
Lawrence D. Brown presents five case studies of cities that have
promoted active living with varying success through a range of
approaches. He shows how and why the transformation of a call for
public intervention into projects, programs, and policies is
inescapably political. Brown argues that in order to implement
policies that support active living, their proponents must give
communities a sense of ownership of recommended changes in the
built environment, filter the public health agenda through a range
of public and private organizations, and secure committed political
champions. At the intersection of public health and urban planning,
Political Exercise offers a framework for scholars, policy makers,
and reformers to more productively address both the rationales
behind active living and the political strategies that spur change.
General
Imprint: |
Columbia University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2022 |
Authors: |
Lawrence D. Brown
(Professor of Health Policy and Management)
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-231-17351-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
General
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LSN: |
0-231-17351-2 |
Barcode: |
9780231173513 |
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