The place of health and the health of place: dengue fever and urban governance in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
This case study investigates the connections among urban planning, governance and dengue fever in an emerging market context in the Global South. Key informant interviews were conducted with leading figures in public health, urban planning and governance in the planned city of Putrajaya, Malaysia. Drawing on theories of urban political ecology and ecosocial epidemiology, the qualitative study found the health of place - expressed as dengue-bearing mosquitoes and dengue fever in human bodies in the urban environment - was influenced by the place of health in a hierarchy of urban priorities.
School of Geography and Earth Sciences, General Science Building Room 206, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1. mulligkm@mcmaster.ca
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D002958:City Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health; D014504:Urban Health