Learn more about the impact of global warming and climate change on human health and disease
The Second Edition of Global Climate Change and Human Health delivers an accessible and comprehensive exploration of the rapidly accelerating and increasingly ubiquitous effects of climate change and global warming on human health and disease. The distinguished and accomplished authors discuss the health impacts of the economic, climatological, and geopolitical effects of global warming.
You’ll learn about:
- The effect of extreme weather events on public health and the effects of changing meteorological conditions on human health
- How changes in hydrology impact the spread of waterborne disease and noninfectious waterborne threats
- Adaptation to, and the mitigation and governance of, climate change, including international perspectives on climate change adaptation
Perfect for students of public health, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy, Global Climate Change and Human Health, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in the intersection of climate and human health and disease.
1x Primer on Climate Science
2x Climate-related Disasters
3x Health Impacts of Extreme Heat
4x Changes in Hydrology and Its Impact on Waterborne Disease
5x Ozone, Oppressive Air Masses and Degraded Air Quality
6x Increased risks from cyanobacteria and algal blooms
7x Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide, and Public Health: the Plant Biology Perspective
8x Climate and Its Impacts on Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
9x Addressing the Challanges of Climate Change to Food Security, Safety and Nutrition
10x Climate Change and Population Mental Health
11 NO CHAPTER 11
12x Worker Health
13x Women's Health
14x Climate Modeling for Health Impacts
15x Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessments
16x Climate Change Health Impact Projections
17x Protecting Environmental Justice Communities from the Detrimental Impacts of Climate Change
18x Climate Change Communication
19x International Perspctive on Climate Change Adaptation
20x Health Cobenefits of Climate Mitigation Strategies
21x International Institutions and Global Governance on Cliamate Change
22x Climate Change and the Right to Health
23x Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
24x Climate Change and Forced Migration
25x Economic Considerations of Climate Realted Health Impacts
26x Health Care System Resilience
27 NO CHAPTER 27
28x Health Professional Engagement
29x Specific Impacts Upon Human Health
30x Loss of Biodiversity
31x Ecosystem Services
32x Arctic Circumpolar Health
BoxX Nursing Perspective
BoxX Food Systems - Loss of Coral Reefs
Kim Knowlton
Cecilia Sorenson
