{"product_id":"9783319097336","title":"SpringerBriefs in Public Health: A Case Study and Empirical Test","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringerBriefs in Public Health: A Case Study and Empirical Test\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCastellani, Brian; Rajaram, Rajeev; Buckwalter, J. Galen; Ball, Michael; Hafferty, Frederic\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of public health has focused on direct relationships between problems and solutions: vaccinations against diseases, ad campaigns targeting risky behaviors. But the accelerating pace and mounting intricacies of our lives are challenging the field to find new scientific methods for studying community health. The complexities of place (COP) approach is emerging as one such promising method.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlace and Health as Complex Systems\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how COP works, making an empirical case for its use in for designing and implementing interventions. This brief resource reviews the defining characteristics of places as dynamic and evolving social systems, rigorously testing them as well as the COP approach itself. The study, of twenty communities within one county in the Midwest, combines case-based methods and complexity science to determine whether COP improves upon traditional statistical methods of public health research. Its conclusions reveal strengths and limitations of the approach, immediate possibilities for its use, and challenges regarding future research. Included in the coverage:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharacteristics of places and the complexities of place approach.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Definitional Test of Complex Systems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase-based modeling using the SACS toolkit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMethods, maps, and measures used in the study.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaces as nodes within larger networks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaces as power-based conflicted negotiations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlace and Health as Complex Systems\u003c\/i\u003e brings COP into greater prominence in public health research, and is also valuable to researchers in related fields such asdemography, health geography, community health, urban planning, and epidemiology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2015-03-20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319097336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-09734-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 82\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47672858968204,"sku":"9783319097336","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319097336.jpg?v=1776525287","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319097336","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}