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HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND SEXUALITY

FORTHCOMING

America’s Addiction to Automobiles

Why Cities Need to Kick the Habit and How

CHAD FREDERICK
In this thought-provoking work, author and urban planning expert Chad Frederick
scrutinizes the use of automobiles in cities, investigating its role in exacerbating urban
inequalities and thwarting sustainability of modern society. Through a comprehensive,
thoughtful discussion, Frederick details the economic advantage a city can have without a
weighty—and costly—automotive infrastructure and the benefit of utilizing physical space
no longer needed for parking and housing cars. He contends that cities with multiple forms
September 2017, 230pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 of transportation are greener, healthier, and more financially prosperous and illustrates
Print: 978-1-4408-5280-0
$48.00, £37.00, €44.00 how the automobile is fundamentally at odds with the very nature of cities.
eBook: 978-1-4408-5281-7
FEATURES
• Shows how automobiles in urban areas harm health, economy, and society overall
CHAD FREDERICK, PhD, is professor • Explains why some are opposing the movement toward more multi-modal cities and
of public affairs at Sullivan University why 40 years of research in this area has not resulted in better cities
and senior research associate at
the Center for Sustainable Urban • Includes research, maps, and photographs from cities where multi-modal development
Neighborhoods at the University of is successful
Louisville. • Reveals the high percentage of land devoted to automobile use–from roads, highways,
and parking structures to garages, driveways, gas stations, repair shops, salvage yards,
and other facilities

FORTHCOMING

Better Health through Spiritual Practices

A Guide to Religious Behaviors and Perspectives That
Benefit Mind and Body
DEAN D. VONDRAS, PHD, EDITOR

Many religious and spiritual beliefs promote wellness through their practices or stated
objectives—for example, focusing on simple living, having compassion for others,
vegetarianism, or meditation and mindfulness. This refreshing work provides a review
of the world’s spiritual perspectives and traditions, and explores how their guiding
August 2017, 350pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 principles encourage healthy lifestyle choices. An examination of religious and nonreligious
Print: 978-1-4408-5367-8 perspectives from around the world—from atheism, Confucianism, and Christianity to
$73.00, £57.00, €67.00 Islam, Judaism, Shamanism, and Zoroastrianism—reveals how faith beliefs and values
eBook: 978-1-4408-5368-5
influence behavior and inspire healthy living.

FEATURES
DEAN D. VONDRAS, PhD, is professor
of human development and psychology • Features the contributions of international scholars from around the globe
at the University of Wisconsin, Green • Contains content across disciplines, including health, psychology, and theology
Bay, where he teaches courses in adult
development and aging and spirituality • Provides characterization of Eastern and Western religious ideologies and perspectives
and development. and explains how these orientations may influence lifestyle practices and impact health
behavior
• Discusses Eastern, Western, agnostic, and atheistic belief systems
• Describes more than 10 religious perspectives and their practices

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