Slum upgrading and health equity

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Corburn, Jason ^a   Sverdlik, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change adaptation; Health equity; Health in all policies; Housing; Participation; Slum upgrading; Slums; Social determinants of health; Sustainable development goals

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; EQUITY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING POLICY; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; ASIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POPULATION; WELLBEING; EMPLOYMENT; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN HEALTH;

AFRICA; ASIA; LATIN AMERICA;

AFRICA; ASIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH EQUITY; HOUSING; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; POVERTY AREAS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 85016136696     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14040342     Document Type: Review

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