Unhealthy Housing

Research, remedies and reform
1. Auflage 1993
ISBN: 978-0-419-15410-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 478 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1050 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burridge, R.

Ormandy, David

Ormandy, D.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Normen (Bauingenieurwesen)
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauökologie, Baubiologie, Bauphysik, Bauchemie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Bauökologie, Baubiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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, condensation 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 epidemic - 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.

Über Autor(innen)

R. Burridge, D. Ormandy