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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'.

  • The text centres on one of the most important public health issues worldwide, and a major determinant of preventable mortality and morbidity in developed and developing countries
  • Records the outcomes of a long-term research collaboration that brings a geographical lens to smoking behaviour
  • Uncovers how geography can play a part in understanding not only why people smoke but also broader issues of tobacco control
  • Provides a deeper understanding of how smoking and tobacco is governed', regarding where people may smoke, but also more subtle governance as a climate is produced in which smoking becomes denormalised'
  • Brings both quantitative and q

    Table of Contents

    About the Authors vi

    Series Editors’ Preface vii

    Preface viii

    Acknowledgements ix

    1 Introduction 1

    2 The Geo]epidemiology of an Addiction 16

    3 The Economic Geography of Tobacco 50

    4 Context Matters: Area Effects, Socio]economic Status and Smoking 89

    5 Place]Based Practices: Pathways to Smoking Behaviour 108

    6 Smoking, Denormalisation and the Messy Terrain of Unintended Consequences 128

    7 Smoking Gateways: Burdens and Co]behaviours 147

    8 Place and Tobacco Regulation 168

    9 Conclusion 205

    References 223

    Index 277

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 23 December 2016
      ISBN-13 9781444361926
      978-1444361926
      ISBN-10 1444361929
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      Society and culture: general Sociology and anthropology

      Description

      Book 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'.

      • The text centres on one of the most important public health issues worldwide, and a major determinant of preventable mortality and morbidity in developed and developing countries
      • Records the outcomes of a long-term research collaboration that brings a geographical lens to smoking behaviour
      • Uncovers how geography can play a part in understanding not only why people smoke but also broader issues of tobacco control
      • Provides a deeper understanding of how smoking and tobacco is governed', regarding where people may smoke, but also more subtle governance as a climate is produced in which smoking becomes denormalised'
      • Brings both quantitative and q

        Table of Contents

        About the Authors vi

        Series Editors’ Preface vii

        Preface viii

        Acknowledgements ix

        1 Introduction 1

        2 The Geo]epidemiology of an Addiction 16

        3 The Economic Geography of Tobacco 50

        4 Context Matters: Area Effects, Socio]economic Status and Smoking 89

        5 Place]Based Practices: Pathways to Smoking Behaviour 108

        6 Smoking, Denormalisation and the Messy Terrain of Unintended Consequences 128

        7 Smoking Gateways: Burdens and Co]behaviours 147

        8 Place and Tobacco Regulation 168

        9 Conclusion 205

        References 223

        Index 277

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