Screen LibraryPlanetary health : protecting nature to protect ourselves /
Human health depends on the health of the planet. Earth's natural systems--the air, the water, the biodiversity, the climate--are our life support systems. Yet climate change, biodiversity loss, scarcity of land and freshwater, pollution and other threats are degrading these systems. The emergi...
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Island Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington, DC : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Human health depends on the health of the planet. Earth's natural systems--the air, the water, the biodiversity, the climate--are our life support systems. Yet climate change, biodiversity loss, scarcity of land and freshwater, pollution and other threats are degrading these systems. The emerging field of planetary health aims to understand how these changes threaten our health and how to protect ourselves and the rest of the biosphere. Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves provides a readable introduction to this new paradigm. With an interdisciplinary approach, the book addresses a wide range of health impacts felt in the Anthropocene, including food and nutrition, infectious disease, non-communicable disease, dislocation and conflict, and mental health. It also presents strategies to combat environmental changes and its ill-effects, such as controlling toxic exposures, investing in clean energy, improving urban design, and more. |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 513 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color), portraits (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781610919661 1610919661 |
| Index Number: | RA565 |
| CLC: | R12 |
| Call Number: | R12/P712 |
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An introduction to planetary health / Assembling planetary health: histories of the future / Population, consumption, equity and rights / A changing planet / Food and nutrition on a rapidly changing planet / Planetary health and infectious disease / Global environmental change and noncommunicable disease risks / Environmental change, migration, conflict, and health / Mental health on a changing planet / Climate change and human health / Happiness on a healthier planet / Energy and planetary health / Urban places and planetary health / Controlling toxic exposures / A new economics for planetary health / The business of planetary health: from economic theory to policy and practice / Planetary health ethics / A bright future for planetary health / |