Governing health and consumption : Sensible citizens, behaviour and the city
Clare. Herrick
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Bristol : : The Policy Press, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (264 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Governing health and consumption; Contents; List of figures, tables and maps; Acronyms; About the author; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Chapter overview; A brief methodological note; 2. Being sensible; Introduction; Responsible, sensible citizens; The consumption of self-control; Conclusion; 3. Governing behaviour change in risky environments; Introduction; The 'problems' of obesity, drinking and inactivity; Spatialising health agendas; Conclusion; 4. Obesity and strategies of rule; Introduction; The 'obesity debate'; Taming obesity: governing health and lifestyles in the US and UK. - The contested aetiologies of obesityBeing sensible; Conclusion; 5. The incidentally sensible city; Introduction; Obese city; Austin and the fit city; London and active travel; Conclusion; 6. Events and the lucratively sensible city; Introduction; Participating in the mass sporting society; Physical activity, events and mass participation; Fun-running city: Austin, Texas; Great running in Newcastle-Gateshead; Conclusion; 7. The sensible drinker and the persistence of pleasure; Introduction; The sensible drinking debate; Our past drinking habits in context; Constructing the sensible drinker. - The limited allure of sensible behaviour and the persistence of pleasureConclusion; 8. Spatial governance and the night-time economy; Introduction; Fashioning an urban renaissance in the 24-hour city; Spaces of sense and sensibility: governing London's drinkers; London's drinking spaces and drinkers; Conclusion; 9. What life is this? Some concluding thoughts; Revisiting the three contentions; Eating, exercising and drinking: overlapping and discrete lifestyle risks; Is there a way forward?; Bibliography; Index. - This book critically explores the urban governance of healthy lifestyles and the contemporary problematisations of the obesity, sedentarism and alcohol ""epidemics"".
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| Emner | Behavior
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Health Health Care Vis mer... Life Style
Population Characteristics Psychiatry and Psychology Psychology, Social Urban Health Clinical Competence -- standards -- Great Britain. Community Mental Health Services -- organization & administration -- Great Britain. Medical protocols -- Great Britain. Health Behavior Health Care Policy Urban Environments helsepolitikk helseatferd |
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| ISBN | 9781847426383
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