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| Title: | Smoke-Free
: How One City Successfully Banned Smoking in all Indoor Public Places |
| Author: | Barbara McLintock |
| ISBN: | 1894694317 : 9781894694315 |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 224 |
| Weight: | .358 Kg. |
| Published: | Granville Island Publishing - October 2004 |
| List Price: | 11.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Civil rights & citizenship |
Award-winning journalist and author Barbara McLintock uses the example of BC's capital city, Victoria, as a case study to show how a region can not only pass legislation, but implement it and enforce it with such effectiveness that the compliance rate now exceeds 99 per cent. The story is a dramatic narrative in its own right, replete with details of harrowing public meetings, widespread early defiance of the law in drinking establishments, an often-hostile media climate and even death threats to those responsible for implementation and enforcement. But it also shows the benefits of enacting such a law, not just through improved air quality for patrons and workers but also how such a bylaw results in a reduced smoking rate in the population and growing popularity for the measure, even amongst smokers. This book is a must-read for every non-smokers' rights advocate, every public health official and every local or state legislator who's exploring the idea of enacting smoke-free legislation. But it also makes compelling reading for anyone interested in a true-life insider drama that offers a close-up view of a controversial public policy.
