Allison R. Cantor

Tourism and Maternal Health (eBook, ePUB)

Customs, Beliefs, and Everyday Practices

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In Tourism and Maternal Health, Allison R. Cantor examines prenatal health in Monteverde, Costa Rica, in the context of a tourism-driven nutrition transition. In today's fast-paced, globally connected society, even rural regions like the central highlands of Costa Rica can be affected by the rise in chronic noncommunicable diseases.Cantor highlights the connection between these diseases and changes in local food systems. She stresses the key role that culture plays in finding ways to mediate the negative impacts of a changing food environment, and stresses the important role that practice-oriented research plays in unpacking the complex relationship between global policy and community health.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781793604262
• Artikelnr.: 58028903

Autorenporträt

Allison R. Cantor is instructor and research affiliate at Monteverde Institute.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments List of Figures and Tables Introduction Chapter 1: The
Monteverde Zone Chapter 2: Tourism Chapter 3: The Nutrition Transition
Chapter 4: Expanding the Nutrition Transition Chapter 5: Customs Chapter 6:
Cultural Beliefs and Everyday Practices Chapter 7: Engaging in Practice:
Decision-Making and Human Agency Chapter 8: Tourism and Culture Change
Conclusion: Why Practice Matters Bibliography Index About the Author