Urban Sprawl and Health Outcome Associations in Sicily

Urban sprawl has several negative impacts on the environment, the economy, and human health. The main objective of this work was to formulate and validate a sprawl/compactness index for Sicilian municipalities and evaluate its association with health outcomes. An ecological study was conducted with...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo Restivo, Achille Cernigliaro, Alessandra Casuccio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/8/1350