{"product_id":"9780470672877","title":"Geographies of Health An Introduction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGeographies of Health\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnthony C. Gatrell | Susan J. Elliott\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Earth Sciences \/ Geography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSetting out the debates and reviewing the evidence that links health outcomes with social and physical environments, this new edition of the well-established text offers an accessible overview of the theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and research in the field of health geography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes international examples, drawn from a broad range of countries, and extensive illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnique in its approach to health geography, as opposed to medical geography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew chapters focus on contemporary concerns including neighborhoods and health, ageing, and emerging infectious disease\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers five new case studies and an fresh emphasis on qualitative research approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by two of the leading health geographers in the world, each with extensive experience in research and policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony C. Gatrell\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of the Geography of Health at Lancaster University. His research interests include applications of spatial analysis and GIS in health and medicine, health inequalities, and associations between mobility and health. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDistance and Space: A Geographical Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), \u003ci\u003eInteractive Spatial Data Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e (with Trevor Bailey, 1995), \u003ci\u003eGIS and Health\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Markku Löytönen, 1998), and \u003ci\u003eGeographies of Health, second edition\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2011).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan J. Elliott\u003c\/b\u003e is the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo, Canada where she is actively involved in research related to integrated knowledge translation in the area of environment and health research. She has published extensively around relationships between health and the built environment, health and the socially constructed environment, and health and the physical environment. Her research activities span the globe, with current activities related to access to safe water and sanitation in Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 January 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470672877\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e432\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380469821580,"sku":"9780470672877","price":58.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470672877_b5ac1799-4c2d-47c5-b424-b5da4b979787.jpg?v=1780139586","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470672877","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}