id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-029261-6d9cjeec D’Alessandro, Daniela Urban Public Health, a Multidisciplinary Approach 2020-07-16 .txt text/plain 3219 149 40 WHO considers urbanization as one of the key challenges for public health in the twenty-first century, since cities offer significant opportunities to improve public health if health-enhancing policies and actions are promoted. Speaking about urban environment, it is to be underlined that cities around the world face many health challenges, including air, water and soil pollution, traffic congestion and noise, and poor housing conditions, and all these situations are caused and worsened by unsustainable urban development and climate change. It follows that health and environmental issues, like climate change or the growing populations, need to be addressed using "holistic" approaches that require the development of multidisciplinary research synergies focused on urban health, accompanied by multidisciplinary sustainable interventions. Shaping cities for health: complexity and the planning of urban environments in the 21st century ./cache/cord-029261-6d9cjeec.txt ./txt/cord-029261-6d9cjeec.txt