Title |
Saúde urbana: "a cidade é uma estranha senhora, que hoje sorri e amanhã te devora"
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Published in |
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, December 2008
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DOI | 10.1590/s1413-81232008000600013 |
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Authors |
Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa, Fabiane Ribeiro Ferreira, Aline Dayrell Ferreira, Claúdia Di Lorenzo Oliveira, Vitor Passos Camargos, Fernando Augusto Proietti |
Abstract |
More than half of the world's population is living in cities and the world is turning more and more urbanized. This literature review explores the ramifications of urban transformation, showing how cities take shape and impact human health in our times. While cities can offer positive opportunities, their negative impacts related to the lack of social organization, precarious urban living and working conditions, lack of governance and opportunities as well as the lack of strategies for promoting social equity tend to increase the adverse effects on the health of the urban communities. The article also advocates the study of urban health as a branch of knowledge related to public health, proposing a common conceptual model and taxonomy for urban health. Future directions for research and practice are discussed in the light of some examples from the Brazilian scientific literature. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Brazil | 5 | 6% |
Ecuador | 3 | 4% |
Unknown | 73 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 21 | 26% |
Researcher | 11 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 8 | 10% |
Professor | 6 | 7% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 7% |
Other | 17 | 21% |
Unknown | 12 | 15% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 23% |
Social Sciences | 12 | 15% |
Environmental Science | 9 | 11% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 6% |
Arts and Humanities | 5 | 6% |
Other | 19 | 23% |
Unknown | 12 | 15% |