Smoking Geographies: Space, Place and Tobacco
โ Scribed by Ross Barnett, Graham Moon, Jamie Pearce, Lee Thompson, Liz Twigg
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 310
- Series
- RGS-IBG Book Series
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Smoking Geographies provides a research-led assessment of the impact of geographical factors on smoking. The contributors uncover how geography can show us not only why people smoke but also broader issues of tobacco control, providing deeper clarity on how smoking and tobacco is governed
โฆ Table of Contents
Content: The geo-epidemiology of an addiction --
The economic geography of tobacco --
Context matters : area effects, socio-economic status and smoking --
Place based practices : pathways to smoking behaviour --
Smoking, de-normalisation and the messy terrain of unintended consequences --
Smoking gateways : burdens and co-behaviours --
Place and tobacco regulation.
โฆ Subjects
Smoking -- Psychological aspects;Smoking -- Economic aspects;Cigarette smokers -- Attitudes
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