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UNINA9910462267203321 |
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Autore |
Birley Martin H. |
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Health impact assessment : principles and practice / / Martin Birley |
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London : , : Earthscan, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-71658-5 |
1-84977-707-1 |
1-136-76444-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (401 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental health |
Health risk assessment |
Environmental impact analysis |
Medical policy |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Health and its determinants -- History of HIA -- HIA management -- Methods and tools -- Baseline report -- Prioritization -- Recommendations and management plan -- Water resource development -- Extractive industries -- Housing and spatial planning -- Current and future challenges -- Sources of further informat. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is primarily concerned with the future consequences of plans, proposals and policies on the health of communities. It is a rapidly growing complement to Environmental Impact Assessment, increasingly mandated by national and international requirements. Guidelines have been produced by many national and international organizations and it is being introduced in a number of undergraduate or postgraduate university curricula. However, there has been until now no broad-based, introductory text of international scope to the subject, suitable for both these courses an |
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