Environmental Health Aspects of Metropolitan Planning and Development

Book : Environmental Health Aspects of Metropolitan Planning and Development

Language : English

Library : Social Phsician

Publish Place : Geneva

Volume : 297

Publish Date : 00 1965

Publisher : World Health Organization WHO

Book Type : Report

Book Number : 3397

INDEX


CONTENTS
Introduction.......................
1. General considerations.................
1.1 The magnitude of the problem...........
1.2 Planning for environmental health.........
1.3 Objectives....................
1.4 The multi-purpose concept.............
1.5 Conservation of resources.............
1.6 Lines of action..................
1.7 The need for social overhead capital........
2. Outline of problems in metropolitan planning and developĀ­ment .........................
2.1 Objectives and principles.............
2.2 Levels of planning................
2.3 Criteria.....................
2.4 Organizing for action...............
2.5 Specific examples.................
3. Specific problems of environmental health........
3.1 Water supply...................
3.2 Sanitary waste disposal..............
3.3 Drainage.....................
3.4 Summary of requirements regarding water supply, sewage disposal and drainage...........
3.5 Solid wastes and land pollution..........
3.6 Air pollution...................
3.7 Hazards due to use of ionizing radiation in metropolitan areas ......................
3.8 Housing and open space.............
3.9 Special problems concerning the planning of public health establishments...............
3.10 Vector control..................
3.11 Noise and vibration................
4. Administration....................
4.1 Co-ordination of metropolitan health programmes . .
4.2 Public health administration............
4.3 General.....................
4.4 Legal considerations...............
4.5 Recommendations.................
5. Research needs....................
6. Education and training.................
7. Suggestions regarding the provision of technical advice and consultation......................