Smoking Geographies - Space, Place And Tobacco

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 qualitative perspectives to bear on this major source of mortality and morbidity

Ross Barnett is Adjunct Professor at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. He has worked with local health providers and is particularly interested in the implementation of smoking cessation policies and of the extent to which these have been effective in increasing cessation rates among the most disadvantaged groups.

Graham Moon is Professor of Spatial Analysis in Human Geography at the University of Southampton, England. He has acted as a consultant and advisor to national and local governments on smoking cessation policy. Recent work has focused on longitudinal changes in the impact of ethnic segregation on smoking and on smoking-related mortality.

Jamie Pearce is Professor of Health Geography at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. His research has focused on neighbourhood effects on health, including the influence of tobacco availability on smoking behaviour and cessation.

Lee Thompson is Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. Her research has centered on the governance of population health, with a special interest in tobacco control and the unintended consequences of tobacco control interventions.