| The Geographical Structure of Epidemics Contributor(s): Haggett, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198233639 ISBN-13: 9780198233633 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2000 Annotation: Peter Haggett's research over the last thirty years has focused on mapping and modelling the paths by which epidemics spread through human communities. This led to his 1998 inaugural lectures for a new series, the Clarendon Lectures in Geography and Environmental Studies, the result of which is this book. In it, Haggett presents an accessible, concise, and well illustrated account of how environmental and geographical concepts can be used to enhance our knowledge of the origins and progress of epidemics, and sometimes to slow or even halt their spread. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Epidemiology - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 614.42 |
| LCCN: 00031359 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.91 lbs) 168 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Peter Haggett's research over the last thirty years has focused on mapping and modelling the paths by which epidemics spread through human communities. This led to his 1998 inaugural lectures for a new series, the Clarendon Lectures in Geography and Environmental Studies, the result of which is this book. In it, Haggett presents an accessible, concise, and well illustrated account of how environmental and geographical concepts can be used to enhance our knowledge of the origins and progress of epidemics, and sometimes to slow or even halt their spread. |
