Announcement of New Book Release Related Events

As a chapter author in this new book, I thought some of you might be interested in some of the events mentioned below.

http://makinghealthyplaces.com

September is an exciting month for Making Healthy Places: Designing and Building for Health, Well-being and Sustainability.

In this new book edited by Andrew L. Dannenberg, Howard Frumkin, and Richard J. Jackson, contributors analyze how the built environment affects key facets of public health, and offer practical tools for reconsidering policy, engaging the community, and filling gaps in current research. This new release updates and expands upon the popular 2004 book Urban Sprawl and Public Health to provide a multidisciplinary, comprehensive look at the current research on the interactions between the built environment and public health.

To mark the release of Making Healthy Places in Seattle, Frumkin will participate in a panel discussion with the King County Cities Climate Collaboration on September 13th as part of the Built Green Government Confluence, where he will discuss the role of city government in making healthy places for children and families. On September 20th, Dannenberg and Frumkin will present a joint lecture at Town Hall Seattle about the importance of considering health in urban design, recent developments in the field, best practices, and how Seattle is faring in addressing health issues related to the built environment.

Readers beyond the Seattle area can interact with the editors of Making Healthy Places in a pair of online events. First, as part of the Island Press partnership with Treehugger, on September 8th Dannenberg will participate in a live chat on how things like green building, good urban design, and proper planning impact public health. On September 29th, Dannenberg will have an in-depth conversation with USGBC Neighborhood LEED faculty Ted Bardacke for USGBC members.

Making Healthy Places brings the latest research on the intersection of the built environment and public health to the fore and offers a wealth of demonstrated, promising solutions to these critical issues.