Written by a leading academic this groundbreaking text presents a radical approach to death, ageing and public health that will be essential reading for anyone working or studying in those fields. 'Compassionate Cities is an extraordinary book in both conception and execution.' - Mortality, Vol. 11, No. 1, February 2006 ' Professor Kellehear fuses two approaches which might normally be considered incompatible:The bookoffers an overview of the place of death and loss in modern societies; in addition it provides the steady pragmatism of a how to manual.' - Julie Clark, University of Glasgow, UK