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Climate Change and Health: Improving Resilience and Reducing Risks (Climate Change Management) by Walter Leal Filho, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Fátima Alves, (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Climate Change and Health: Improving Resilience and Reducing Risks (Climate Change Management) about?

Analyzes the effects of climate change on health Presents a combination of case studies and examples from projects on the ground Demonstrates concrete activities and strategies for mitigate, adapt and prevent the impacts of climate change on health A major objective of this volume is to create and share knowledge about the socio-economic, political and cultural dimensions of climate change. The authors analyze the effects of climate change on the social and environmental determinants of the health and well-being of communities (i.e. poverty, clean air, safe drinking water, food supplies) and on extreme events such as floods and hurricanes. The book covers topics such as the social and political dimensions of the ebola response, inequalities in urban migrant communities, as well as water-related health effects of climate change. The contributors recommend political and social-cultural strategies for mitigate, adapt and prevent the impacts of climate change to human and environmental health. Audience The book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners interested in new methods and tools to reduce risks and to increase health resilience to climate change. Topics Environmental E

Who reads Climate Change and Health: Improving Resilience and Reducing Risks (Climate Change Management)?

Author

Walter Leal Filho, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Fátima Alves, (eds.)

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9783319246581

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Science, Medical