{"product_id":"9781786305381","title":"A Back and Forth between Tourism and Health From Medical Tourism to Global Health","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Back and Forth between Tourism and Health\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Medical Tourism to Global Health\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSebastien Fleuret\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation \/ Health \u0026amp; Safety\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHealth is an often-overlooked issue in the touristic development of territories. However, the recent pandemic linked to Covid-19, by bringing the tourism sector to a halt, has revealed the importance of health issues for this economic sector.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book deals with the interaction between tourism and health in all its facets and offers a complete overview of the subject, the beginnings of which date back to Antiquity. The arguments presented here are based on a back-and-forth approach between tourism studies and health sciences. Various themes are thus addressed, such as health risks, health issues for travellers linked to tourism practices, medical tourism, health mobility and the global processes that accompany it, as well as the impact of tourism development on public health in destinations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Back and Forth Between Tourism and Health\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the need to include the health dimension in tourism planning and invites a paradigm shift in thinking about the tourism sector.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e Sebastien Fleuret is a health geographer and director of research at the CNRS (ESO Angers). He is editor-in-chief of the Revue francophone sur la santé et les territoires and has published several works on the geographical dimensions of health.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 September 2022\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-ISTE\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781786305381\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377685622924,"sku":"9781786305381","price":153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781786305381.jpg?v=1780155353","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781786305381","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}