Where you live matters
Where you live matters
Happiness, Healthy living, Human geography
Leaving the City is a visionary book about health and happiness in the ‘other’ America - the places outside of the intense urban centers like NYC and LA. The urban world is known for its harried pace, mutual alienation and distance from the rhythms of nature and of human nature. He focuses not merely on contagion, pollutants, violence and innumerable other sources - both natural and human - of illness, disability and premature death that one finds in urban America, but also addresses the inherent unhappiness and threats to mental health that life in the urban world typically brings.
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Beautiful, pleasant book. Highly recommended. ~ Anna Maria Polidori, https://alfemminile.blogspot.com/2023/06/leaving-city-health-and-happiness-in.html
What Jeffrey Tipton dives into is how all these facts come together to paint not only a picture of a happier, less stress-free living environment for those that make the move, but, importantly, showcases just how much healthier those that make a move feel themselves to have become. The urban environment is an important factor in determining the quality of life in urban areas and the impact of the urban area on the broader environment, with some urban environmental problems, include inadequate water and sanitation, lack of rubbish disposal, and industrial pollution, et al. FULL REVIEW: https://annecarlini.com/ex_books.php?id=429 ~ Exclusive Magazine, Review
