Table of Contents

Chapter 1 1 The Importance of Place; Chapter 2 2 Humans as Spatial Animals; Chapter 3 3 The Ecology of Everyday Urban Life; Chapter 4 4 The Sociology of Health; Chapter 5 5 Cities as Mosaics of Risk and Protection; Chapter 6 6 Special Populations in the City; Chapter 7 7 Special Populations in the City; Chapter 8 8 The Ecology of Health Promotion and Service Delivery; References; Index;

About the Author

Kevin Fitzpatrick is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama. Mark LaGory is Professor of Sociology and Urban Affairs at the University of Alabama. His previous books include The Environment for Aging:Interpersonal, Social, and Spatial Contexts (1988) and Remaking the City (1983).

Reviews

"A must read for anyone concerned with environmental justice, poverty, urban decay, and the aging of our society." -- Hal Rothman, Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
"his book makes an important contribution to the field of environmental justice - a field that is undertheorized." -- Contemporary Sociology, May 2001