The Biological Challenge of Urban Environments: Overview and Introduction to the Special Issue on Urbanism

IF 1.6 4区 医学 Q1 ANTHROPOLOGY
Lawrence M. Schell
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By 2050, the World Bank estimates that 7 out of 10 humans will live in cities. Human biologists have recognized that urban environments involve biological challenges. Historically, cities present challenges from ineffective waste disposal, impure water and food, pollution, violence from internal and external sources, and socioeconomic inequality. For the past half century, human biologists have engaged in the study of biological responses to these and other features of urban environments using a variety of approaches. While there have been publications on urban human biology in the American Journal of Human Biology, this is the first special issue on the subject. Papers in this issue investigate some areas of long-standing concern, such as pollution and stress, inequality, and others that open new ground with new approaches.

城市环境的生物挑战:城市主义特刊综述与导论
世界银行(World Bank)估计,到2050年,每10个人中将有7个人生活在城市。人类生物学家已经认识到,城市环境涉及生物挑战。从历史上看,城市面临的挑战包括无效的废物处理、不纯净的水和食物、污染、来自内部和外部的暴力以及社会经济不平等。在过去的半个世纪里,人类生物学家一直在使用各种方法研究对这些和其他城市环境特征的生物反应。虽然在《美国人类生物学杂志》上已有关于城市人类生物学的出版物,但这是该主题的第一期特刊。本期的论文探讨了一些长期关注的领域,如污染和压力、不平等,以及其他以新方法开辟新领域的领域。
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13.80%
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124
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4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: The American Journal of Human Biology is the Official Journal of the Human Biology Association. The American Journal of Human Biology is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed, internationally circulated journal that publishes reports of original research, theoretical articles and timely reviews, and brief communications in the interdisciplinary field of human biology. As the official journal of the Human Biology Association, the Journal also publishes abstracts of research presented at its annual scientific meeting and book reviews relevant to the field. The Journal seeks scholarly manuscripts that address all aspects of human biology, health, and disease, particularly those that stress comparative, developmental, ecological, or evolutionary perspectives. The transdisciplinary areas covered in the Journal include, but are not limited to, epidemiology, genetic variation, population biology and demography, physiology, anatomy, nutrition, growth and aging, physical performance, physical activity and fitness, ecology, and evolution, along with their interactions. The Journal publishes basic, applied, and methodologically oriented research from all areas, including measurement, analytical techniques and strategies, and computer applications in human biology. Like many other biologically oriented disciplines, the field of human biology has undergone considerable growth and diversification in recent years, and the expansion of the aims and scope of the Journal is a reflection of this growth and membership diversification. The Journal is committed to prompt review, and priority publication is given to manuscripts with novel or timely findings, and to manuscripts of unusual interest.
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