Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-321) and index.
Cover -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 -- Introducing Geographical Perspectives on Health and Inequality -- Section I: Geographical landscapes of health -- Chapter 2 -- Therapeutic Landscapes: wellness, healing places and complementary therapies -- Chapter 3 -- Landscapes of Power: surveillance, exclusion and social control -- Chapter 4 -- Landscapes of Poverty and Wealth -- Chapter 5 -- Landscapes of Consumption: care and commodification -- Chapter 6 -- Ecological Landscapes: populations, air, water and ground -- Section II: Integrating landscape perspectives: Aspects of health in urban settings -- Chapter 7 -- The Geography of Mental Health in Cities -- Chapter 8 -- Geography of an Infectious Disease: the example of tuberculosis -- Chapter 9 -- Health Geography in Strategies to Improve Public Health -- References -- Index -- Last Page.
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By relating theoretical arguments to specific landscapes Sarah Curtis develops the basis for a geographical analysis of health problems and proposes a range of strategies for reducing disadvantage and societal inequalities.