An Introduction to the Geography of Health (2)

Synopsis

In the second edition of An Introduction to the Geography of Health, Helen Hazen and Peter Anthamatten explore the ways in which geographic ideas and approaches can inform our understanding of health. The book’s focus on a broad range of physical and social factors that drive health in places and spaces offers students and scholars an important holistic perspective on the study of health in the modern era. In this edition, the authors have restructured the book to emphasize the theoretical significance of ecological and social approaches to health. Spatial methods are now reinforced throughout the book, and other qualitative and quantitative methods are discussed in greater depth. Data and examples are used extensively to illustrate key points and have been updated throughout, including several new extended case studies such as water contamination in Flint, Michigan; microplastics pollution; West Africa’s Ebola crisis; and the Zika epidemic. The book contains more than one hundred figures, including new and updated maps, data graphics, and photos. The book is designed to be used as the core text for a health geography course for undergraduate and lower-level graduate students and is relevant to students of biology, medicine, entomology, social science, urban planning, and public health.

Copyright:

2020

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

372 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780429656811

Related ISBNs:

9780367109653, 9780429024115, 9780367109646

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/12/23

Copyrighted By:

Helen Hazen and Peter Anthamatten, The right of Helen Hazen and Peter Anthamatten to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Earth Sciences, Medicine, Sociology

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Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.