Can the Suburbs Kill You?

Measuring the Health Effects of Urban Sprawl

For the Greener Good

Video from the National Building Museum

Presenter(s): Dr. Howard Frumkin, Glen Barnard, Robert Fishman, Margaret Walls, and Susan Piedmont-Palladino (moderator)
Date Recorded: September 26, 2007
Duration: 01:29:04
Sponsored by: The Home Depot Foundation

The series commences with a look at the long-term health impacts of living in the suburbs. Panelists Dr. Howard Frumkin, director, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Margaret Walls, Economist, Senior Fellow and co-director, Resources for the Future; Robert Fishman, professor of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan; Glen Barnard, senior vice president, KB Home; and moderator Susan Piedmont-Palladino, National Building Museum, examine possible solutions, such as redesigning the suburbs for greater pedestrian access, increasing green space, and moving to denser living. For the Greener Good lecture series is presented by The Home Depot Foundation.

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