Pesticides and global health: understanding agrochemical dependence and investing in sustainable solutions

"This concise, accessible introduction to understanding agricultural chemicals and public health combines a broad synthesis on a global scale with rich ethnographic narratives on a human scale. Drawing on epidemiology, policy analysis, and social science research on the global commodity chain,...

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Hauptverfasser: Dowdall, Courtney Marie (VerfasserIn), Klotz, Ryan J. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York Routledge [2016]
Schriftenreihe:Anthropology and global public health volume 1
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Zusammenfassung:"This concise, accessible introduction to understanding agricultural chemicals and public health combines a broad synthesis on a global scale with rich ethnographic narratives on a human scale. Drawing on epidemiology, policy analysis, and social science research on the global commodity chain, the authors describe the system of global agrochemical dependence that constitutes a major threat to human health. Then they draw readers into the lush mountainsides of highland Guatemala, telling personal stories of farmers, their experiences with public health programs, their struggles against agrichemical dependence, and their innovations in sustainable agriculture. Finally, they show how this kind of qualitative, multi-level analysis holds practical lessons for public health. This engaging, brief text is an ideal supplement for courses in global health, introducing students to key concepts with broad coverage and engrossing ethnographic detail"...
Beschreibung:Literaturverzechnis (pages 131-141) und Index
Beschreibung:148 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781611323047
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