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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254860703321

Titolo

Climate Change and Health : Improving Resilience and Reducing Risks / / edited by Walter Leal Filho, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Fátima Alves

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-24660-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (531 p.)

Collana

Climate Change Management, , 1610-2002

Disciplina

330

Soggetti

Environmental economics

Climate change

Public policy

Health economics

Health promotion

Environmental sciences

Environmental Economics

Climate Change Management and Policy

Public Policy

Health Economics

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Environmental Science and Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Part I: Human Health and Climate Change -- Part II: Climate Change and Infectious Diseases -- Part III: Climate Change and Health: Education, Training and Governance -- Part IV: Climate Change and Health Across Regions.

Sommario/riassunto

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. 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.