Noise and air pollution from motor vehicles have a major impact on the physical and mental well-being of urban residents worldwide. Although control measures have already been implemented in most developed countries, noise and air pollution have only recently become major problems in many developing countries, as rapid industrial growth,...more

Because of wide-ranging changes in demographics, family structure, and the financing and delivery of health services, long-term care has emerged as an important concern for health and public policy. But long-term care has lacked a conceptual foundation that public policy analysts and families can draw upon to shape its development....more

Imagining Welfare Futures considers the kinds of relationships between the public and the state that will shape the future of social welfare and book explores the emergence of new representations of the public, based around the figures of the consumer, the community and the citizen. It examines the possibilities and...more

This how-to companion to Joy Dryfoos' Full-Service Schools is the first practical and comprehensive guide to establishing school-based community health and social support services-such as psychological...more

This 1999 edition focuses on evaluating the materials--many not widely disseminated--about evolving corporate structures such as managed care...more