Spatial and Social Disparities Understanding Population Trends and Processes: volume 2 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Stillwell, John (Editor), Norman, Paul (Editor), Thomas, Claudia (Editor), Surridge, Paula (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Understanding Population Trends and Processes ; 2
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Public health.; Medical research.; Population.; Quality of life.; Demography.; Social Sciences.; Public Health.; Population Economics.; Quality of Life Research.

Inequality is one of the major problems of the contemporary world. Significant geographical disparities exist within nations of the developed world, as well as between these countries and those referred to as the ‘South’ in the Bruntland Report. Issues of equity and deprivation must be addressed in...