Atlas of refugees, displaced populations, and epidemic diseases

by Andrew Cliff and Matthew Smallman-Raynor

Refugees and displaced populations are a highly relevant, controversial topic of the modern socio-political landscape, with images of people fleeing conflicts and natural disasters a regular occurrence in the media. They flee to perceived safe havens, but are often accompanied by sickness, starvation, poor sanitation, close contact and reduced healthcare. Infection frequently spreads among camps, and sometimes, onwards into the local population. Epidemics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199676313
• ISBN13: 9780199676316
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 10.9"