Main description:

Urban transformations and public health in the emergent city examines how urban health and wellbeing are shaped by migration, mobility, racism, sanitation and gender. Adopting a global focus that spans Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, the essays in this volume bring together a wide selection of voices that explore the interface between social, medical and natural sciences. Moving beyond traditional approaches to urban research, this interdisciplinary approach offers a unique perspective on today's cities and the challenges they face.

Edited by Michael Keith and Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos, this volume also features contributions from leading thinkers on cities in Brazil, China, South Africa and the United Kingdom. This geographic diversity is matched by the breadth of their different fields, from mental health and gendered violence to sanitation and food systems. Together, they present a complex yet connected vision of a 'new biopolitics' in today's metropolis, one that requires an innovative approach to urban scholarship regardless of geography or discipline.

With chapters from a number of renowned authors including former Deputy Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Luiz Eduardo Soares, this volume is an important resource for anyone seeking to better understand the dynamics of urban change. Through a focus on the everyday realities of urban living, from health services to public transportation, the contributors offer valuable lessons for academics, policy makers and practitioners alike. -- .

Contents:

1 Introduction: Urban transformation and public health in future cities - Michael Keith and Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos
2 Mental health, stress and the contemporary metropolis - Nikolas Rose
3 Feminised urban futures, healthy cities and violence against women and girls (VAWG): Transnational reflections from Brazilians in London and Mare, Rio de Janeiro - Cathy McIlwaine, Miriam Krenzinger, Yara Evans and Eliana Sousa Silva
4 Understanding the relationships between wellbeing and mobility in the unequal city: The case of community initiatives promoting cycling and walking in Sao Paulo and London - Tim Schwanen and Denver V. Nixon
5 Urban (sanitation) transformation in China: A Toilet Revolution and its socio-eco-technical entanglements - Deljana Iossifova
6 The food environment and health in African cities: Analysing the linkages and exploring possibilities for improving health and wellbeing - Warren Smit
7 Urban mental health and the moral economies of suffering in a 'broken city': Reinventing depression among Rio de Janeiro urban dwellers - Leandro David Wenceslau and Francisco Ortega
8 Violence as a language of construction and deconstruction in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil - Luiz Eduardo Soares
9 Conclusion: City DNA, public health and a new urban imaginary - Michael Keith and Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos
Index -- .