Health and inequality : geographical perspectives
By relating theoretical arguments to specific landscapes Sarah Curtis develops the basis for a geographical analysis of health problems and proposes a range of strategies for reducing disadvantage and societal inequalities
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Cover
Contents
List of figures
List of boxes
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1
Introducing Geographical Perspectives on Health and Inequality
Section I: Geographical landscapes of health
Chapter 2
Therapeutic Landscapes: wellness, healing places and complementary therapies
Chapter 3
Landscapes of Power: surveillance, exclusion and social control
Chapter 4
Landscapes of Poverty and Wealth
Chapter 5
Landscapes of Consumption: care and commodification
Chapter 6
Ecological Landscapes: populations, air, water and ground
Section II: Integrating landscape perspectives: Aspects of health in urban settings
Chapter 7
The Geography of Mental Health in Cities
Chapter 8
Geography of an Infectious Disease: the example of tuberculosis
Chapter 9
Health Geography in Strategies to Improve Public Health
References
Index
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