Environmental Reviews at the Community Level
Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Environmental Planning Division
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Environmental Planning Division
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 48
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Environmental Planning Division
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Environmental Planning Division
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 45
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Region V.
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 8
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2013-04-12
Total Pages: 421
ISBN-13: 0309264146
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.
Author: Geoff Wilson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-03-12
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 1136504524
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book discusses the resilience of communities in both developed and developing world contexts. It investigates the notion of ‘resilience’ and the challenges faced by local communities around the world to deal with disturbances (natural hazards or human-made) that may threaten their long-term survival. Using global examples, specific emphasis is placed on how learning processes, traditions, policies and politics affect the resilience of communities and what constraints and opportunities exist for communities to raise resilience levels.