Ecohealth Research in Practice
Dominique . Ed(S): Charron
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Description for Ecohealth Research in Practice
Hardback. This book details an ecosystem approach to health in developing regions of the world. It demonstrates how ecohealth research has led to sustained improvements and presents evidence of real changes in conditions of people, their health and their ecosystems. Editor(s): Charron, Dominique. Series: Insight and Innovation in International Development. Num Pages: 282 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: MBN; MMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 619.
This book is about doing innovative research to achieve sustainable and equitable change in people’s health and well-being through improved interactions with the environment. It presents experiences from the field of ecosystem approaches to health (or ecohealth research) and some insights and lessons learned. It builds on previous literature, notably Forget (1997), Forget and Lebel (2001), Lebel (2003), and Waltner-Toews et al. (2008). Through case-studies and other contributions by researchers supported by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the book presents evidence of real changes in conditions of people, their health, and the ecosystems that support them. These changes were ... Read more
This book is about doing innovative research to achieve sustainable and equitable change in people’s health and well-being through improved interactions with the environment. It presents experiences from the field of ecosystem approaches to health (or ecohealth research) and some insights and lessons learned. It builds on previous literature, notably Forget (1997), Forget and Lebel (2001), Lebel (2003), and Waltner-Toews et al. (2008). Through case-studies and other contributions by researchers supported by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the book presents evidence of real changes in conditions of people, their health, and the ecosystems that support them. These changes were ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Series
Insight and Innovation in International Development
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461405160
SKU
V9781461405160
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99-15
Reviews for Ecohealth Research in Practice
“This book, besides being informative, is inspirational. The introductory chapters, the description of the research projects, and the closing chapters that analyze the scope and challenges of ecohealth all together present evidence that this is a lively, evolving field with a clear mission, driven by an ever-growing scientific community of practice.” From the Foreword by Mario-Henry Rodriguez ... Read more