Climate Change and Health
. Ed(S): Leal Filho, Walter; Alves, Fatima; Azeiteiro, Ulisses Miranda
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Hardback. Editor(s): Leal Filho, Walter; Alves, Fatima; Azeiteiro, Ulisses Miranda. Series: Climate Change Management. Num Pages: 532 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 100 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KCN; KCQ; MBN; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 985.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
Series
Climate Change Management
Number of Pages
532
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319246581
SKU
V9783319246581
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About . Ed(S): Leal Filho, Walter; Alves, Fatima; Azeiteiro, Ulisses Miranda
Walter Leal Filho is a professor at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany and Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, where he leads a set of international projects on matters related to sustainable development and climate change. Fátima Alves, Phd in Sociology of Health, is Professor at Social Sciences an Management Department, Universidade Aberta and senior Researcher at CEMRI, UAb and ... Read more
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