Abdel-Hadi (emeritus, interior architecture fine arts, Helwan U., Egypt), Tolba (emeritus, microbiology, Cairo U., Egypt), and Soliman (Special Advisor Bibilotheca Alexandrina, Egypt) present 20 papers discussing challenges, cases, and successfully implemented environmental measures intended to promote health and sustainability, with a particular focus on settlement patterns and housing. Specific topics include managing time and space of everyday life with a focus on health promotion, a child-centered perspective on sustainable cities, factors impacting the health and well-being of residents of high-rise developments, the role of open spaces in supporting community formation across dwelling types, urban socio-spatial segregation in Latin America, developments in gated communities in the Egyptian city of Cairo and the Turkish city of Istanbul, the design sensibility in the Jordanian city of Amman, the spatial dimensions of human emotional fulfillment in outdoor open space, the professionalization of expertise in sustainable development, and environmental worldviews and water conservation. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)