Chapter 14. SARS as an Emergent Complex: Toward a Networked Approach to Urban Infectious Disease

  1. S. Harris Ali doctorate Associate Professor,
  2. Roger Keil Director Professor founding member
  1. S. Harris Ali doctorate Associate Professor

Published Online: 12 MAR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444305012.ch14

Networked Disease: Emerging Infections in the Global City

Networked Disease: Emerging Infections in the Global City

How to Cite

Ali, S. H. (2009) SARS as an Emergent Complex: Toward a Networked Approach to Urban Infectious Disease, in Networked Disease: Emerging Infections in the Global City (eds S. H. Ali and R. Keil), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444305012.ch14

Editor Information

  1. York University, Toronto, Canada

Author Information

  1. York University, Toronto, Canada

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 12 MAR 2009
  2. Published Print: 19 SEP 2008

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405161336

Online ISBN: 9781444305012

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Keywords:

  • networked disease - theoretical approaches;
  • SARS as emergent complex - toward networked approach to urban infectious disease;
  • emergence, networks, and complexity;
  • tracing spread of SARS;
  • SARS and global health response;
  • SARS and complexity;
  • SARS and network society;
  • SARS and networked inequality;
  • global outbreak of SARS - emergent product of complex of flows involving viruses, peoples, and technologies

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Emergence, Networks, and Complexity

  • Tracing the Spread of SARS

  • SARS and the Global Health Response

  • SARS and Complexity

  • SARS and the Network Society

  • SARS and Networked Inequality

  • Concluding Remarks