Climate Change and Public Health - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0197683290 ISBN 13: 9780197683293

Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

This second edition of Climate Change and Public Health comprehensively covers the health impacts of climate change, including heat-related and respiratory disorders, vectorborne and waterborne diseases, malnutrition, mental disorders, and violence. It provides a thorough understanding of the policymaking process and energy, transportation, and agriculture policies for mitigation. It covers health adaptation, sustainable built environments, and nature-based solutions to address climate change. Finally, it describes ways of strengthening public and political support, including communicating the health relevance of climate change, building movements, and promoting climate justice.

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Barry S. Levy, M.D., M.P.H., is an environmental and occupational health specialist with more than forty years of experience in this field. He has edited and written twenty-one previous books. He is an Adjunct Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and a past president of the American Public Health Association.

Jonathan A. Patz, M.D., M.P.H., has taught and conducted research on the health effects of climate change for thirty years and has authored major national and international reports on this subject. He is a Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair of Health and the Environment at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0197683290
• ISBN 13: 9780197683293
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 449
• Herausgeber: Levy Barry S., Patz Jonathan A.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: ORIGINAL KAISER; https://corp.oup.com/; ; Via Liguria 4; San Giuliano Milanese ; MI; 20098; Italien