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Cartographies of Disease
Tom Koch
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Description for Cartographies of Disease
Paperback. Cartographies of Disease: Maps, Mapping, and Medicine, new expanded edition, is a comprehensive survey of the technology of mapping and its relationship to the battle against disease. Num Pages: 412 pages, 120 illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBX; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 191 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Cartographies of Disease: Maps, Mapping, and Medicine is a comprehensive survey of the technology of mapping and its relationship to the battle against disease. This look at medical mapping advances the argument that maps are not merely representations of spatial realities but a way of thinking about relationships between viral and bacterial communities, human hosts, and the environments in which diseases flourish. Cartographies of Disease traces the history of medical mapping from its growth in the 19th century during an era of trade and immigration to its renaissance in the 1990s during a new era of globalization. Referencing maps older than John Snow's famous cholera maps of London in the mid-19th century, this survey pulls from the plague maps of the 1600s, while addressing current issues concerning the ability of GIS technology to track diseases worldwide.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ESRI Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Number of Pages
412
Place of Publication
Redlands, United States
ISBN
9781589484672
SKU
V9781589484672
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99-15
About Tom Koch
Dr. Tom Koch is a clinical ethicist and gerontologist based in Canada. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, where he developed a series of teaching labs for medical geography. In 2005, he and coauthor, Kenneth Denike, were honored with an award for their paper on teaching medical geography through an analysis of John Snow's 1855 map of cholera in the Broad Street area of London.
Reviews for Cartographies of Disease
" ... this is a superb book with wonderful map illustrations and is recommended to public health professionals who value maps as a presentational and educational medium; it provides insights into both disease occurrence and pathways to control, elimination, or both." Ralph R. Frerichs, DVM, DrPH in American Journal of Public Health
Ralph R. Frerichs, DVM, DrPH in American Journal of Public Health
"... a powerful approach that will appeal to a wide audience and which should be a part of not just cartography lessons and collections, but medical history holdings as well.” Midwest Book Review
Midwest Book Review
"Those new to the field of medical geography, or interested in the potential of GIS as a tool in spatial epidemiology, will find this monograph a useful introduction. Attractively produced, with extensive notes and references, written in easily readable prose, the book is reasonably priced and should be of interest to many GIS professionals."
Russell S. Kirby, The GIS Professional, May/June 2020
The GIS Professional
Ralph R. Frerichs, DVM, DrPH in American Journal of Public Health
"... a powerful approach that will appeal to a wide audience and which should be a part of not just cartography lessons and collections, but medical history holdings as well.” Midwest Book Review
Midwest Book Review
"Those new to the field of medical geography, or interested in the potential of GIS as a tool in spatial epidemiology, will find this monograph a useful introduction. Attractively produced, with extensive notes and references, written in easily readable prose, the book is reasonably priced and should be of interest to many GIS professionals."
Russell S. Kirby, The GIS Professional, May/June 2020
The GIS Professional