Cover -- Unhealthy Places -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- LIST OF TABLES/FIGURES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Chapter 1: The Importance of Place -- Place Matters -- Why an Urban, Place-Based Approach to Health? -- Place as Life Chance and Risk -- Place as Social Resource -- A Framework for the Book -- Chapter 2: Humans as Spatial Animals -- The Meaning of Place -- Territorial Behavior in Animals -- Territorial Diversity in Humans -- The Nature of the Environment-Behavior Relationship -- Basic Spatial Needs in Humans -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: The Ecology of Everyday Urban Life -- Micro Environment -- Macro Environments: Cities as Unique Environments for Living -- The Dimensions of the Urban Mosaic -- Capitalism and Landscapes of Hazard and Despair -- How Spatial Structures Affect Our Choices: A Constrained-Choice Approach -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: The Sociology of Health -- The Healthy Society -- Health Beliefs -- Health Lifestyles -- Risk and Protective Factors -- Psychosocial Resources -- Spatial Structure and Health: Theoretical Underpinnings -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Cities as Mosaics of Risk and Protection -- Physical Hazards and Risks in the Residential Environment -- Sociocultural Hazards and Risks -- Blankets of Protection -- Physical and Mental Health Consequences for the Urban Dweller -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Special Populations in the City: Needs and Risks of the Socially Disadvantaged -- Inequality and Health -- The Homeless -- Risk and Hazard among the Homeless -- Health among the Homeless -- Psychosocial Protection against Hazards and Risks of Homelessness -- Racial and Ethnic Minorities -- Theories of the Underclass -- Context and Health Differences -- The Ghetto Resident's Dilemma -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Special Populations in the City: Needs and Risks of the Young and Old -- Young Ones at Risk.

Resiliency among Urban Youth -- Forms of Protection -- Successful Prevention -- Elders at Risk: Physical and Mental Health Aspects of Aging -- An Ecological View of Aging -- Neighborhood as a Healthy Place for Aging -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8: The Ecology of Health Promotion and Service Delivery -- Removal Strategies -- Community Development Strategies -- Healthy Cities: A Comprehensive Community Development Strategy -- Planning for the Future: Minimizing the Urban Health Penalty -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.