Making Unhealthy Places : the Built Environment and Non-Communicable Diseases in Khayelitsha, Cape Town

ABSTRACT: In this paper, we examine how economic, social and political forces impact on NCDs in Khayelitsha (a predominantly low income area in Cape Town, South Africa) through their shaping of the built environment. The paper draws on literature reviews and ethnographic fieldwork undertaken in Khay...

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Autores:

Smit, Warren
Lannoy, Ariane de
Dover, Robert Van Horn
Lambert, Estelle V.
Levitt, Naomi
Watson, Vanessa

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2016

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/17087

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/10495/17087
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.04.006

Palabra clave:

Built Environment
Entorno Construido
Socioeconomic Factors
Factores socioeconómicos
Mental health
Salud mental
Living conditions
Condiciones de vida
Urban health
Salud urbana
Non communicable diseases
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openAccess

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