Full Product Details
Author: Ellen K. Cromley ,
Sara L. McLafferty
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Imprint: Guilford Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 16.50cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 0.692kg
ISBN: 9781572307070
ISBN 10: 1572307072
Pages: 340
Publication Date: 11 April 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By: 9781609187507
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
'While texts exist on GIS and medical geography, there is a strong need for a work that deals explicitly with GIS for public health applications. Now that need has been filled. This book not only outlines basic concepts of GIS use, but also explains in a very lucid manner a range of spatial analytical techniques that can be applied to the goal of improving human health.' Carol Hanchette, Research Triangle Institute 'No other book provides such a thorough introduction to GIS technologies, data, and methods of analysis, while focusing explicitly on issues and applications salient to public health practitioners, medical geographers, and epidemiologists.' Stephen A. Matthews, Pennsylvania State University
'While texts exist on GIS and medical geography, there is a strong need for a work that deals explicitly with GIS for public health applications. Now that need has been filled. This book not only outlines basic concepts of GIS use, but also explains in a very lucid manner a range of spatial analytical techniques that can be applied to the goal of improving human health. Carol Hanchette, Research Triangle Institute 'No other book provides such a thorough introduction to GIS technologies, data, and methods of analysis, while focusing explicitly on issues and applications salient to public health practitioners, medical geographers, and epidemiologists. Stephen A. Matthews, Pennsylvania State University 'This book makes the key ideas and materials of GIS accessible to professionals in public health. Gerard Rushton, University of Iowa 'While texts exist on GIS and medical geography, there is a strong need for a work that deals explicitly with GIS for public health applications. Now that need has been filled. This book not only outlines basic concepts of GIS use, but also explains in a very lucid manner a range of spatial analytical techniques that can be applied to the goal of improving human health.'Carol Hanchette, Research Triangle Institute'No other book provides such a thorough introduction to GIS technologies, data, and methods of analysis, while focusing explicitly on issues and applications salient to public health practitioners, medical geographers, and epidemiologists.'Stephen A. Matthews, Pennsylvania State University
'White texts exist on GIS and medical geography, there is a strong need for a work that deals explicitly with GIS for public health applications. Now that need has been filled. This book not only outlines basic concepts of GIS use, but also explains in a very lucid manner a range of spatial analytical techniques that can be applied to the goal of improving human health. Carol Hanchette, Research Triangle Institute - 'No other book provides such a thorough introduction to GIS technologies, data, and methods of analysis, while focusing explicitly on issues and applications salient to public health practitioners, medical geographers, and epidemiologists. Stephen A. Matthews, Pennsylvania State University - 'This book makes the key ideas and materials of GIS accessible to professionals in public health. Gerard Rushton, University of Iowa -
Author Information
Ellen K. Cromley, PhD, is Professor of Geography at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, and is affiliated with the Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut. Her research is primarily concerned with geographical patterns of health and disease, health facility location, and GIS design to support public health surveillance and intervention programs. She has published in geography, epidemiology, public health, and health services journals. Sara L. McLafferty, PhD, is Professor of Geography at the University of Illinois at Urbana/n-/Champaign, Urbana, Illinois. Her research explores the use of spatial analysis methods and GIS for health and social issues in cities, as well as gender and racial disparities in geographical access to services and employment opportunities. She has published in geography, epidemiology, and urban studies journals and serves on the editorial boards of Economic Geography and Health and Place.
