Urbanization And Public Health In China

Mu Li, Yang Feng Wu

• Publisher: ICP
• Year: 2015
• eBook ISBN: 9781783268566
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Science General
• Index: Biological Sciences

Urbanization has dominated China's development landscape in recent decades, yet the human costs of this economic achievement are largely ignored in commentaries on the subject.

Urbanization and Public Health in China seeks to redress this imbalance by bringing together academics and researchers from across China and Australia to offer fresh perspectives on public health issues resulting from urbanization. The analyses focus on issues of unequal access to health services by the most vulnerable groups: the elderly and rural-to-urban migrants. The book explores these issues through demographic, epidemiological and environmental change in China over the past three decades and identifies solutions to create a healthier living environment in urban China.

Other countries undergoing similar rapid urbanization can learn vital lessons from these challenges and solutions. This book provides a comprehensive overview for academics and researchers working on urbanization in developing nations, as well as a reference point for policy makers and public health practitioners.

Urbanization has dominated China's development landscape in recent decades, yet the human costs of this economic achievement are largely ignored in commentaries on the subject.

Urbanization and Public Health in China seeks to redress this imbalance by bringing together academics and researchers from across China and Australia to offer fresh perspectives on public health issues resulting from urbanization. The analyses focus on issues of unequal access to health services by the most vulnerable groups: the elderly and rural-to-urban migrants. The book explores these issues through demographic, epidemiological and environmental change in China over the past three decades and identifies solutions to create a healthier living environment in urban China.

Other countries undergoing similar rapid urbanization can learn vital lessons from these challenges and solutions. This book provides a comprehensive overview for academics and researchers working on urbanization in developing nations, as well as a reference point for policy makers and public health practitioners.

Readership: Researchers, undergraduate and postgraduate students the fields of China Studies, Asian Studies, Global Health or International Public Health. The book may be of interest to the general public who are interested in China's social and economic development.
Key Features:

• First book that explores urbanization and its impact on public health through the lens of demographic, epidemiological (communicable and non-communicable diseases) and environmental changes
• Public health issues discussed in this book focus on the health of rural-to-urban migrants and health issues of urban residents
• Although the book focuses on China, it also shares experiences from other countries that can help to formulate solutions and provide evidence for policy development. The challenges and lessons learnt from China could also benefit other countries undergoing rapid urbanization

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• About the Contributors
• Introduction
• Chapter One Demographic and Health Change in the Context of Urbanization in China
• Chapter Two Population Aging: Social Consequences and Challenges
• Chapter Three Surveillance of Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors
• Chapter Four Urbanization and Road Traffic Injury in China
• Chapter Five Infectious Diseases and Urbanization
• Chapter Six Childhood Obesity: The Chinese Perspective
• Chapter Seven Urbanization and Health Inequalities: The Social Determinants of Health and Vulnerable Social Groups in China’s Cities
• Chapter Eight Major Challenges the Rural China Healthcare System is Facing in the Epidemic of Chronic Diseases
• Chapter Nine New Villages on the Urban Fringe: Spatial Planning, Lifestyle Changes and Health Implications
• Chapter Ten Migrant Health: Reproductive Health Awareness and Access
• Chapter Eleven Urbanization in China and Changes to the Environment
• Chapter Twelve Case Study: Improving Population Health in a Rapidly Urbanizing World: are Older Chinese People Ready to Adapt to Climate Change?
• Chapter Thirteen Promoting Active Transportation: Lessons for China from International Studies
• Chapter Fourteen Eco-City Development and Urban Health Reform: The Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City as a Model for Chinese and other Cities
• Chapter Fifteen Urbanization, Population Health, and Policy Reforms
• Index