John Towner
Biographic Data
| ID | 1863284 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Towner |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Towner |
| SIGNATURE | TOWNER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3999-0040 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 145 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Child injury in a changing world
The importance of child injuries has now been recognised as a significant public health problem internationally. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have recently published the first world report on child injury prevention. As infectious diseases decline, the relative importance of injury has increased, but the pace of change of global processes means that absolute increases in injury may occur over the…
The hazards of daily life: An historical perspective on adult unintentional injuries
Unintentional injuries are a major public health problem. This paper analyses coroners’ inquests from Sussex, England, for the period 1485–1688 to consider the circumstances surrounding adult unintentional injury deaths. Parallels with the situation today are examined. Travel was found to be the most hazardous activity, drowning was also highly significant and there were large differences between men and women
An Historical Geography of Recreation and Tourism in the Western World 1540-1940
Tourism and Culture
What is tourism's history
Women, gender, leisure and place: Towards a more ‘humanistic’ geography of women's leisure
A growing interest in the role of place in social processes has led to a recognition of the need to incorporate these ideas into the study of leisure and recreation. A critique of the traditional geographical approach to the study of leisure and recreation is followed by a brief review of the geography of gender and humanistic geography literature, indicating the possible contribution that some of the perspectives contained in this material can m…
The British abroad: The grand tour in the eighteenth century
Rapid Rural Appraisal Techniques: Their Application To Geographical Studies Of Tourism
This paper examines the application of techniques of rapid rural appraisal (RRA) in fieldwork related to geographical studies of tourism. Rapid rural appraisal techniques occupy the middle ground b
Travelers, journeys, tourists
History and tourism
Historical development of tourism
Tourism history
Approaches to tourism history
The British and the grand tour
The grand tour
The grand tour
The grand tour: A rejoinder
The grand tour
Women, gender, leisure and place: Towards a more ‘humanistic’ geography of women's leisure
A growing interest in the role of place in social processes has led to a recognition of the need to incorporate these ideas into the study of leisure and recreation. A critique of the traditional geographical approach to the study of leisure and recreation is followed by a brief review of the geography of gender and humanistic geography literature, indicating the possible contribution that some of the perspectives contained in this material can m…
What is tourism's history
Approaches to tourism history
History and tourism
The grand tour
The grand tour: A rejoinder
The grand tour
The grand tour
The British and the grand tour
Approaches to tourism history
Tourism history
History and tourism
Historical development of tourism
Rapid Rural Appraisal Techniques: Their Application To Geographical Studies Of Tourism
This paper examines the application of techniques of rapid rural appraisal (RRA) in fieldwork related to geographical studies of tourism. Rapid rural appraisal techniques occupy the middle ground b
Travelers, journeys, tourists
The British abroad: The grand tour in the eighteenth century
What is tourism's history
Women, gender, leisure and place: Towards a more ‘humanistic’ geography of women's leisure
A growing interest in the role of place in social processes has led to a recognition of the need to incorporate these ideas into the study of leisure and recreation. A critique of the traditional geographical approach to the study of leisure and recreation is followed by a brief review of the geography of gender and humanistic geography literature, indicating the possible contribution that some of the perspectives contained in this material can m…
Tourism and Culture
An Historical Geography of Recreation and Tourism in the Western World 1540-1940
The hazards of daily life: An historical perspective on adult unintentional injuries
Unintentional injuries are a major public health problem. This paper analyses coroners’ inquests from Sussex, England, for the period 1485–1688 to consider the circumstances surrounding adult unintentional injury deaths. Parallels with the situation today are examined. Travel was found to be the most hazardous activity, drowning was also highly significant and there were large differences between men and women
Child injury in a changing world
The importance of child injuries has now been recognised as a significant public health problem internationally. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have recently published the first world report on child injury prevention. As infectious diseases decline, the relative importance of injury has increased, but the pace of change of global processes means that absolute increases in injury may occur over the…
Geography (11 works) · Archaeology (10 works) · Tourism (10 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Economic geography (5 works) · Regional science (5 works)