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

• Pubblicazione: Bingley, UK : , : Emerald, , 2013
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (357 p.)
• Disciplina: 357
• Soggetto topico: Environmental health; Ecology - Health aspects; Public health - Environmental aspects; Public health - Social aspects; Public health - Research - Environmental aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: GislasonMaya K
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Ecological health
• ISBN: 1-78190-324-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462693703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Advances in medical sociology ; ; v. 15.