Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Ch. 1: What is Sprawl? What Does It Have to Do with Health? -- Defining and Measuring Sprawl -- Core Concepts: Land Use and Transportation -- Varieties of Sprawl -- The Subjective Experience of Sprawl -- Overview of This Book -- Ch. 2: The Origins of Sprawl -- Transportation -- The Pull of the Suburbs -- Expanding Cities: From Growth to No Growth -- The Automobile Age -- Zoning -- Federal Housing Policy and Suburban Growth -- Urban Sprawl in the Postwar Years -- Conclusion -- Ch. 3: The Evolution of Urban Health -- Urban Pestilence and Filth -- Industrial Pollution in Cities -- The Social Pathology of City Life -- The Future of Urban Health -- Ch. 4: Air Quality -- Land Use, Transportation, Air Quality, and Health: A Model -- Travel Behavior, Emissions, and Air Quality -- Air Quality and Public Health -- Conclusion -- Ch. 5: Physical Activity, Sprawl, and Health -- The Varieties of Physical Activity -- The Health Benefits of Physical Activity -- Physical Activity and the Built Environment -- Limits to What We Know -- Conclusion -- Ch. 6: Injuries and Deaths from Traffic -- Motor Vehicle Crashes -- Pedestrian Injuries and Fatalities -- The Risk of Leaving Home -- Ch. 7: Water Quantity and Quality -- Water and Health: An Overview -- The Hydrology of Sprawl -- Sprawl and Water Quality -- Conclusion -- Ch. 8: Mental Health -- The Mental Health Benefits of Sprawl -- The Mental Health Costs of Sprawl -- Driving and Mental Health -- Sprawl and Mental Health: The Big Picture -- Ch. 9: Social Capital, Sprawl, and Health -- What is Social Capital? -- The Decline of Social Capital -- Does Social Capital Affect Health -- Does Sprawl Undermine Social Capital? -- The Role of Income Inequality -- Conclusion -- Ch. 10: Health Concerns of Special Populations -- Women -- Children.

The Elderly -- Poor People and People of Color -- People with Disabilities -- Conclusion -- Ch. 11: From Urban Sprawl to Health for All -- Healthy Places -- Smart Growth -- Limits to Smart Growth -- A Public Health Approach to Smart Growth -- A Shared Vision: Land Use and Transportation for Public Health -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Preface -- Ch. 1 -- Ch. 2 -- Ch. 3 -- Ch. 4 -- Ch. 5 -- Ch. 6 -- Ch. 7 -- Ch. 8 -- Ch. 9 -- Ch. 10 -- Ch. 11 -- Bibliography -- Index.