ISBN:
0203982541
,
9780203982549
,
0415154464
,
9780415154468
,
0415154472
,
9780415154475
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xviii, 276 p.)
,
ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Health ecology
DDC:
306.461
Keywords:
Human ecology Health aspects
;
Hygiène du milieu
;
Écologie humaine Aspect sanitaire
;
Environmental health
;
Human ecology Health aspects
;
Environmental Health
;
Ecology
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
;
Environmental health
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
Health ecology : an introduction -- pt. 1. Health in macro ecosystems. Good planets are hard to find -- Health and conservation : shared values -- Human health as an ecological problem -- Health through sustainable development -- Health and political ecology : public opinion, political ideology, political parties, policies and the press -- pt. 2. Health in micro ecosystems. Health of women : changing lifestyles and reproductive health -- Health of children : causal pathways from macro to micro environment -- Healthy homes -- pt. 3. Selected case studies. Health ecology and the biodiversity of natural medicine : perspectives from traditional and complementary health systems -- Health of rural and urban communities in developing countries : a case study in Indonesia -- Health and psychology of water -- Health Impactment Assessment in Flanders : contribution to environmental management and health.
Abstract:
This ground-breaking study offers new challenges to those teaching, studying or developing strategies and policies in health and the environment. Bringing together a variety of approaches from different perspectives and different locations, the contributors examine the various dimensions of health ecology in a human ecology framework, examining how local, regional and global factors impinge upon the health and environment of individuals, communities and the globe
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
