NETWORKED DISEASE by S. Harris Ali (Editor), Roger Keil (Editor) ( 9781405161336 )

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NETWORKED DISEASE
EMERGING INFECTIONS IN THE GLOBAL CITY

By:

S. Harris Ali (Editor), Roger Keil (Editor)

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1405161337

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

19 September, 2008

Series:

Studies in Urban and Social Change

Pages:

380

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. .

Synopsis:

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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