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61. Housing and Health in Europe

    The WHO LARES project

    Edited by David Ormandy

    Series: Housing and Society Series

    In this cross-disciplinary research David Ormandy and expert contributors explain the nature and development of the World Health Organization's study of housing across Europe. In-depth analysis provides new evidence of links between the health of inhabitants and their housing conditions,...

    Published April 26th 2009 by Routledge
62. Marginalized Reproduction

    Ethnicity, Infertility and Reproductive Technologies

    Edited by Lorraine Culley, Nicky Hudson, Floor van Rooij

    Series: The Earthscan Science in Society Series

    Worldwide, over 75 million people are involuntarily childless, a devastating experience for many with significant consequences for the social and psychological well-being of women in particular. Despite greater levels of infertility and strong cultural meanings attached to having children, little...

    Published March 11th 2009 by Routledge
63. The Atlas of Women in the World

    4th Edition

    By Joni Seager

    Series: The Earthscan Atlas

    'When is an atlas a page-turner? When it makes the female half of the world visible in reliable statistics and glorious graphics. Nobody should be without this book.' Gloria Steinem 'A wonderfully illuminating and clear sighted book. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the reality...

    Published February 19th 2009 by Routledge
64. The Earthscan Reader on Risk

    Edited by Ragnar E. Lofstedt, Asa Boholm

    Series: Earthscan Reader Series

    This new anthology is a comprehensive introduction to the field of risk theory. The introduction provides the ideal starting point for students and professionals new to risk studies and offers a concise refresher for researchers and practitioners. Coverage includes the origins of the 'concept of...

    Published December 17th 2008 by Routledge
65. Disaster Risk Reduction

    Cases from Urban Africa

    By Mark Pelling, Ben Wisner

    Published with ProVention Consortium, UNDP and UN-Habitat 'This excellent book is essential reading for those concerned with urban risk and its reduction in Africa, the most rapidly urbanizing region of the world.' Professor Jo Beall, Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics '...

    Published December 17th 2008 by Routledge
66. The State of the World Atlas

    8th Edition

    By Dan Smith

    Series: The Earthscan Atlas

    Over 50 full-colour world maps and graphics break down hardcore statistics to provide a compelling analysis of all the political, social, economic and ecological nightmares that keep us awake at night. The world's car population has grown five times as fast as the human population over the last...

    Published September 25th 2008 by Routledge
67. HIV/AIDS: Global Frontiers in Prevention/Intervention

    By Cynthia Pope, Renee T. White, Robert Malow

    HIV/AIDS: Global Frontiers in Prevention/Intervention provides a comprehensive overview of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. The unique anthology addresses cutting-edge issues in HIV/AIDS research, policymaking, and advocacy. Key features include: · Nine original essays from leading scholars in...

    Published September 22nd 2008 by Routledge
68. The New Global Frontier

    Urbanization, Poverty and Environment in the 21st Century

    Edited by George Martine, Gordon McGranahan, Mark Montgomery, Rogelio Fernandez-Castilla

    The world?s developing countries will be experiencing massive increases in their urban populations over the 21st century. If managed intelligently and humanely, this growth can pave the way to sustainable development; otherwise, it will favour higher levels of poverty and environmental stress. The...

    Published August 19th 2008 by Routledge
69. La Faim et la Sant?

    Collection: La Faim dans le Monde (2007)

    By World Food Programme

    First published in 2008...

    Published June 10th 2008 by Routledge
70. El Hambre y la Salud

    Serie de Informes sobre el Hambre en el Mundo 2007

    By Programa Mundial de Alimentos

    First published in 2008...

    Published June 10th 2008 by Routledge