People and Places in Colonial Venezuela

Manifestation of Moral Components in the Social Connection of People and Places in Traditional Houses

Background: Paying attention to human dignity and human relations between traditional buildings and people based on Islamic moral advice based on Islamic principles is one of the most significant points in the process of formation and body of traditional houses. Traditional housing based on components Ethics and Islamic teachings are created and the traditional architect has paid attention to t...

Invited commentary: places, people, and health.

A growing body of research in epidemiology and public health has examined how characteristics of the places where people live are related to a variety of health outcomes, including health-related behaviors (1–4), prevalence and incidence of disease (5–7), and mortality (3, 8–13). The paper by Balfour and Kaplan (14) in this issue of the Journal examines how neighborhood characteristics are rela...

Invited Commentary: Places, People, and Health

Mobility in Economic Status Among People and Places

Family background and the characteristics of an individual’s neighborhood are both important factors affecting individual economic opportunity. Both have been widely studied, yet recent empirical work using data from field experiments has brought new interest to questions at the intersection of family background and neighborhood characteristics. We review these literatures, with an eye towards ...

Precincts, people and places: forging new partnerships in health innovation.

This short report summarises the proceedings of the international symposium "Precincts, people and places - forging new partnerships", held in Brisbane on 24 and 25 July 2009.