Introduction
The Environment and the Economy: Finding Equitable and Effective Solutions
Jody Heymann and Magda Barrera
Section 1: Moving Forward on the Environment and the Economy: Creating Jobs, Building Healthy Communities
Chapter 1
The Essential Connection: Environmental Sustainability, Community Stability and Equitable Development in Struggling Cities in High-Income Countries
Ted Howard
Chapter 2
Community Action in Informal Settlements: Strategies for Improved Environmental Health and Equity in Low and Middle Income Countries
David Satterthwaite
Chapter 3
Achieving Environmental Equity: Race, Place, and the Movement to Build Healthy Communities in the United States
Angela Glover Blackwell
Chapter 4
Building Income and Social Equity through Environmental Sustainability: Lessons from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Mitra Thompson
Chapter 5
New Skills for the Green Economy: Two Training Programs for Job Seekers in the United States
Cosmin Paduraru and Kara Quennell
Chapter 6
Green Social Entrepreneurship as a Poverty-Reduction Strategy: TIDE India's Use of Technological Innovation for Healthier and More Sustainable Communities
Shannon Lockhart
Section 2: Addressing Specific Environmental Challenges in an Economically Sustainable Way
Chapter 7
Moving Towards Sustainable Urban Transport: How Can We Integrate Environmental, Health and Equity Objectives Globally?
David Banister and James Woodcock
Chapter 8
The New Challenges of Rapid Urban Growth: Imperatives and Strategies for Transport in India
Madhav Badami
Chapter 9
Healthy and Sustainable Agriculture: Working with Farmers to Transform Food Production in Latin America
Donald Cole, Gordon Prain and Willy Pradel
Chapter 10
Access to Healthy Foods in Urban Settings: A Comprehensive Strategy for Low-income Communities in Montreal
Lise Bertrand
Chapter 11
Water for Development: Investing in Health and Economic Wellbeing Globally
William Cosgrove and Hakan Tropp
Chapter 12
The Potential of Clean Energy for Equity in Remote Communities in the North
Tim Weis
Chapter 13
Remote Indigenous Populations and Climate Change: Reducing the Impacts on Health and Wellbeing
James Ford and Peter Adams