Health Geography

Food insecurity in the US is not caused by an inability to produce enough food, but is instead a manifestation of agricultural policies that support the overproduction of commodity crops, and social policies that lower the amount of benefits dispersed to those in need. This book focuses on how four ..

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This book advances the field of  ‘geographical gerontology’ – a burgeoning body of interdisciplinary scholarship encompassing the application of geographical concepts and approaches to the study of ageing, old age and older populations...

This book considers the social and geographical context in which the National Health Service (NHS) operated during the 1970s and 1980s. It argues that disease and health care systems are the product to a large degree of the wider social and cultural context. It _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x00..

Healthy Cities and Urban Policy Research..

With the growth of cities and towns throughout the developing world have come significant health problems. The Healthy City Project shows how to put health high on the agenda of urban officials, integrating it into all other planning and development decisions. This title presents a comprehensive acc..

The first book of its kind when originally published in 1972, this book discusses techniques, types of maps and atlases, case histories illustrations of both disease incidence and distribution of medical services, and some examples of theoretical models linked with practical work. It shows the impor..

The first book of its kind when originally published in 1972, this book discusses techniques, types of maps and atlases, case histories illustrations of both disease incidence and distribution of medical services, and some examples of theoretical models linked with practical work. It shows the impor..

On its first publication in 1985, this edited collection addressed the need for a review of progress in the field of medical geography that could also shape further developments. Topics under discussion include national systems of health care, the utilisation of health services, medical planning and..

This is the first systematic survey of technopoles which have become a key feature of national economic development worldwide. Their varying developments are examined critically and guidelines are offered for future management...

The chapters in this book address fundamental questions of the nature and purpose of geography, scrutinising its contents, philosophy and methodology. _x000D_ Aimed at undergraduates its purpose is to broaden the debate about what geography had become during the 1980s and what shape it might take in..