The Urban Health "Advantage"

Examining the “Urban Advantage” in Maternal Health Care in Developing Countries

As the global urban population surpasses the rural, continuing growth in most developing countries means an inevitable increase in urban births. The majority of births in many countries will not be in remote rural areas, but in towns and cities [1]. Far from being good news for the twin Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of maternal and child health—neither of which is currently on track for s...

Taking Advantage of Low Radiative Coupling in 3D Urban Models

We examine different techniques able to enhance the efficiency of urban simulations. Condensation techniques like superelements well known in the finite element community are good candidates to improve the heat transfers simulations inside the city. Three typical situations are examined. In the first one, concerned with the interaction of inside and outside scenes through windows, the two probl...

Medicare Advantage: what explains its robust health?

The Medicare Advantage (MA) program continues to grow and thrive, despite plan payment cuts imposed through the Affordable Care Act. What explains this surprising outcome (one that is strikingly different than the experience of MA plans in the late 1990s, when payment cuts led to dramatic shrinkage in enrollment and curtailment of plans)? This analysis argues that a combination of factors, incl...

Corrigendum: Generating global political priority for urban health: the role of the urban health epistemic community

Generating global political priority for urban health: the role of the urban health epistemic community

Over the past decade there has been much discussion of the challenges posed by rapid urbanization in the developing world; yet the health of the urban poor, and especially those residing in low- and middle-income countries, continues to receive little political priority in most developing countries and at the global level. This research applies social science scholarship and a public policy ana...