The Geography of Disease How Location and Culture Influence Health in Today's World

Discover the field of health geography, which seeks to better understand the causes, spread, and mitigation of disease through the study of geographic factors. The Geography of Disease opens with an explanation of medical geography and why geography can be an important factor in studying health. The book is organized into four main sections: Ecology and Disease, Social Systems and Disease, Globalization and Disease and Spatial Technologies and Disease. Each section begins with a broad overview of the topic, followed by a series of relevant essays. Case studies focus on specific examples to help readers better understand concepts discussed in the text. Images and maps augment the main text and allow readers to visualize the material.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Luo Jing, Jing Luo
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 04.10.2025
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia
• EAN: 9781440875595
• ISBN: 978-1-4408-7559-5
• Numero di pagine: 328
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.6 x 24 x 2.4 cm
• Categorie: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Epidemiology & medical statistics, influenza, Polio, HISTORY / General, MEDICAL / Epidemiology, Covid-19, Public Health, Economic Geography, History of Medicine, Cultural Geography, medical geography, health geography, Social impact of disasters, infectious diseases, Epidemiology, Human Geography, Epidemiology and Medical statistics, History: plagues, diseases, famines, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made), Demographics, smallpox, measles, Yellow fever, Vector-borne diseases, impact of climate change, Contagious Diseases, resource geography, Epidemics and Pandemics, social systems and disease, ecology and disease, endemic diseases, impact of globalization