Product Description

This text presents an overview of medical geography with an emphasis on disease ecology: the origin and transmission of disease. Wholly updated this second edition has new chapters on data, data analysis and research design.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #505200 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 501 pages

Review
'This is an improved second edition of a text that has become required reading in most upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses on medical geography. Coverage of various subdisciplines has been enhanced with topical examples and discussions of the new analytical techniques that have come to the fore in the last decade, such as the impact of GIS...This text serves as an excellent teaching tool for a first class on medical geogrpahy and as a general resource for anyone interested in these issues.' - Andrew Curtis, Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University.

'In the best tradition of geography, this text is truly an interdisciplinary endeavour. It draws effectively on many different bodies of literature to construct a more holistic understanding of the geography of human health. True to the strengths and internationally recognised expertise of the authors, the book admirably spans the twin traditions of disease ecology and the geography of health services research....Many helpful illustrations and case study vignettes enhance the text's prospects as an educational tool, and the inclusion of several 'methodological' chapters is also laudable. Each of these chapters will serve as an excellent introduction and springboard for discussion as part of a senior undergraduate of graduate-level course in medical geography.' - Blake Poland, Department of Public Public Health Services, University of Toronto, Canada

'This new edition is encyclopedic in scope, yet readable and instructive at many levels. The authors have successfully tackled the difficult task of integrating and updating the best of medical geography with a range of health-related fields. The chapter on disease diffusion in space exemplifies the best of spatial and social analysis. Replete with useful examples, this text offers itself as an indisensable compendium for students of medical geography, epidemiology, the ecology of disease, and more. It should be on the shelf of every medical library and social medicine department. A commendable revision to a well-established medical geography primer.' - Vincent E Gil, Medical Anthropologist/HIV Epidemiologist, Vangaurd University of Southern California.

From the Back Cover
Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this essential text surveys the perspectives, methodologies, and theories that geographers use to address the subject of human health and disease. Wide-ranging and international in scope, the volume synthesizes knowledge from across the social, physical, and biological sciences. Chapters present current perspectives on the cultural ecology of disease; landscape epidemiology; developmental change and human health; biometeorology; disease ecology and spatial analysis in developed countries; spatial interaction in disease diffusion; and health care resources, delivery systems, and planning. For this second edition, most of the chapters have been substantially rewritten, and two entirely new chapters address issues in research methodology and data analytical techniques, including GIS. The book is designed for use by students with varying backgrounds and levels of technical knowledge. Throughout, clearly presented vignettes demonstrate the use of advanced statistical techniques; examine special issues, such as women's health; and discuss Internet resources and other topics of interest. Also featured are a wealth of tables, figures, and maps, including a 4-page full-colou insert.