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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462693703321

Titolo

Ecological health : society, ecology and health / / edited by Maya K. Gislason, University of Sussex, Sussex, UK

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, UK : , : Emerald, , 2013

ISBN

1-78190-324-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Collana

Advances in medical sociology, , 1057-6290 ; ; volume 15

Altri autori (Persone)

GislasonMaya K

Disciplina

357

Soggetti

Environmental health

Ecology - Health aspects

Public health - Environmental aspects

Public health - Social aspects

Public health - Research - Environmental aspects

Electronic books.

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

part I. Critical theoretical engagements with social-ecological approaches to health research -- part II. Social-ecological health injustices and paths to justice -- part III. Researching health in the nexus between the social and the ecological -- part Ivolume Social-ecological approaches studying institutional change for health.

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on ecosystem thinking, complexity and postnormal science, Ecological Health offers a radical new way of thinking about the health issues of the 21st Century. This volume reflects on recent social scientific engagement with Ecosystem Health research and practice and sets out a vision for the future. While significant links between human health and the environment are increasingly evident, how to make sense of the interdependence of human health on natural systems is posing significant challenges. Ecological health is a new approach used by medics, public health practitioners, veterinari