Ecosystems and human health:a critical approach to ecohealth research and practice

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dakubo Crescentia.
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: New York London
Publication Dates: 2011.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0206-1
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xiv, 233 p.): tabs., figs.
ISBN: 9781441902061 (electronic bk.)
1441902066 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: R12
CLC: R12
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Exploring the linkages between ecosystems and human health -- Evolution towards an ecosystem approach to public health -- Ecosystem approaches to human health: key concepts and principles -- Community-based participatory research for ecohealth -- The process of conducting an ecohealth research project: a participatory action research approach -- Applying an ecosystem approach to community health research in Ghana: a case study -- Planning for a healthy community: a case study: phase II -- Challenges and ethical dilemmas in conducting participatory ecohealth research -- Ecosystem approaches to indigenous health -- Policy frameworks on health and environmental linkages -- Applying critical theory to environmental and health issues -- Examining environmental problems from a critical perspective -- Examining public health concerns from a critical perspective -- Towards a critical approach to ecohealth research and practice.