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Networked Disease

Networked Disease

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Series: Ijurr Studies in Urban and Social Change Book

Medical ReferenceGeography

ISBN10: 1405161345
ISBN13: 9781405161343
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: Oct 1 2008
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A collection of writings by leading experts and newer researchers on the SARS outbreak and its relation to infectious disease management in progressively global and urban societies.
  • Presents original contributions by scholars from seven countries on four continents
  • Connects newer thinking on global cities, networks, and governance in a post-national era of public health regulations and neo-liberalization of state services
  • Provides an important contribution to the global public debate on the challenges of emerging infectious disease in cities
  • Examines the impact of globalization on future infectious disease threats on international and local politics and culture
  • Focuses on the ways pathogens interact with economic, political and social factors, ultimately presenting a threat to human development and global cities
  • Employs an interdisciplinary approach to the SARS epidemic, clearly demonstrating the value of social scientific perspectives on the study of modern disease in a globalized world

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