Spatial Inequalities Health, Poverty, and Place in Accra, Ghana
This book provides a fresh analysis of the demography, health and well-being of a major African city. It brings a range of disciplinary approaches to bear on the pressing topics of urban poverty, urban health inequalities and urban growth. The approach is primarily spatial and includes the integra...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2013, 2013
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013 |
| Series: | GeoJournal Library
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Table of Contents:
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: Introduction: 1: Introduction to the Accra School: An Overview of Health, Poverty, and Place in Accra: John R. Weeks, Allan G. Hill, and Justin Stoler
- Part II: Accra’s Urban Morphology and Neighborhood Structure
- 2: Defining Neighborhood Boundaries for Urban Health Research: A Case Study of Accra, Ghana: Ryan Engstrom, Caetlin Ofiesh, David Rain, Henry Jewell, and John Weeks
- 3: Neighborhoods of Health: Comparing boundaries for measuring contextual effects on health in Accra, Ghana: Marta Jankowska
- 4: Delineation and Classification of Urban Neighborhoods of Accra, Ghana, from Quickbird Imagery: Manual vs. Semi-Automated Approaches: Christopher D. Lippitt, Douglas A. Stow, Sory Toure, and Milo Vejraska
- 5: Methods for Texture-based Classification of Urban Fringe Areas from Medium and High Resolution Satellite Imagery: Lasse Møller-Jensen
- Part III: Health and Well-being in Accra’s Neighborhoods: 6: Exploring Social Resilience among Young Migrants in Old Fadama, an Accra Slum: Raymond Asare Tutu
- 7: Researching Urban Slum Health in Nima, a Slum in Accra: Emmanuel Aggrey-Korsah, Joseph Oppong
- 8: What if Neighbors' Neighborhoods Differ? The Influence of Neighborhood Definitions of Health Outcomes in Accra: Alex Zvoleff, Li An, Justin Stoler, John R. Weeks
- 9: Living Arrangements and Fertility: A Case Study in Southern Ghana: Magdalena Benza
- 10: Fertility in Context: Exploring Egocentric Neighborhoods in Accra: John R. Weeks, Justin Stoler, Allan G. Hill, Alex Zvoleff
- Part IV: Neighborhood Structure: Implications for the Future Provision of Health Services: 11: The Sachet Water Phenomenon in Accra: Socioeconomic, Environmental, and Public Health Implications for Water Security
- Justin Stoler
- 12: Healthcare Access In Three Residential Neighborhoods In Accra, Ghana: Godwin Arku, Paul Mkandawire, Isaac Luginaah, and Philip Baiden
- 13: Food Securityin Accra: Anna Carla Lopez-Carr
- Index