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Networked Disease: Emerging Infections in the Global City (Studies in Urban and Social Change)

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2008
ISBN
1405161337, 9781405161336, 9781444305029
LCC
RA644.S17 N48 2008
Open Library ID
OL11650472M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3580303 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
375\375
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

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 continentsConnects newer thinking on global cities, networks, and governance in a post-national era of public health regulations and neo-liberalization of state servicesProvides an important contribution to the global public debate on the challenges of emerging infectious disease in citiesExamines the impact of globalization on future infectious disease threats on international and local politics and cultureFocuses on the ways pathogens interact with economic, political and social factors, ultimately presenting a threat to human development and global citiesEmploys 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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