Climate change and health: improving resilience and reducing risks

"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. pove...

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Weitere Verfasser: Leal Filho, Walter 1965- (HerausgeberIn), Azeiteiro, Ulisses Miranda 1967- (HerausgeberIn), Alves, Fátima (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cham ; Heidelberg Springer [2016]
Schriftenreihe:Climate change management
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Zusammenfassung:"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"--Back cover
Climate change and health : an overview of the issues and needs / Walter Leal Filho, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, and Fátima Alves -- Human health and climate change. Extreme weather events : addressing the mental health challenges / Jyotsana Shukla -- Mental well-being and the eco-state : a classification of regions and countries of the European union / Paola E. Signoretta, Veerle Buffel, and Piet Bracke -- The bioclimatic (dis)comfort and summer thermal paroxysms in continental Portugal : intensity, frequency and spatial contrasts / Susana Oliveira Moço, José Eduardo Ventura, and Malheiro Ferreira -- Effects of temperature variation on the human cardiovascular system : a systematic review / André Luís Foroni Casas, Gabriella Mendes Dias Santos, Natalia Bíscar Chiocheti, and Mônica de Andrade -- Can concern for air quality improvement increase the acceptability of climate change mitigation policies? / Vittorio Sergi, Paolo Giardullo, Yuri Kazepov, and Michela Maione --
The health sector in an adaptive dialectic strategy : the case of the São Paulo's municipal policy on climate change / Rubens Landin and Leandro Luiz Giatti -- Reducing food waste in the food service sector as a way to promote public health and environmental sustainability / Beatriz Oliveira, Ana Pinto de Moura, and Luís Miguel Cunha -- A review of the impact of climate change on food security and malnutrition in the Sahel region of Cameroon / Nkwetta Elvis Chabejong -- Climate change and infectious diseases. The social and political dimensions of the Ebola response : global inequality, climate change, and infectious diseases / Harris Ali, Barlu Dumbuya, Michaela Hynie, Pablo Idahosa, Roger Keil, and Patricia Perkins -- Climate variation and challenges of human health in Nigeria : malaria in perspective / Vincent Nduka Ojeh and Sheyi A. Aworinde -- Climate change and mosquito-borne diseases / Teresa Nazareth, Gonçalo Seixas, and Carla A. Sousa --
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:xx, 532 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:3319246585
9783319246581

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