Climate Change and Human Health: Risks and ResponsesAnthony J. McMichael World Health Organization, 2003 - 322 pages Over the ages, human societies have altered local ecosystems and modified regional climates. Today, the human influence has attained a global scale. This reflects the recent rapid increase in population size, energy consumption, intensity of land use, international trade and travel, and other human activities. These global changes have heightened awareness that the long-term good health of populations depends on the continued stability and functioning of the biosphere's ecological, physical, and socioeconomic systems. The world's climate system is an integral part of the complex of life-supporting processes. Climate and weather have always had a powerful impact on human health and well-being. But like other large natural systems, the global climate system is coming under pressure from human activities. Global climate change is, therefore, a newer challenge to ongoing efforts to protect human health. This volume seeks to describe the context and process of global climate change, its actual or likely impacts on health, and how human societies and their governments should respond, with particular focus on the health sector. |
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... health 278 Adapting to climate change 278 Responses : from science to policy 280 Concluding remarks 281 References 282 Glossary Index 284 306 Preface There is now widespread consensus that the Earth is viii CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH.
... health 278 Adapting to climate change 278 Responses : from science to policy 280 Concluding remarks 281 References 282 Glossary Index 284 306 Preface There is now widespread consensus that the Earth is viii CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH.
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... health hazards faced by humankind . The global scale makes for unfa- miliarity - although most of its health impacts comprise increases ( or decreases ) in familiar effects of climatic variation on human biology and health . Traditional ...
... health hazards faced by humankind . The global scale makes for unfa- miliarity - although most of its health impacts comprise increases ( or decreases ) in familiar effects of climatic variation on human biology and health . Traditional ...
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... human economic activity and technology choices . World temperature has increased by around 0.4 ° C since the 1970s ... health hazards encountered by humankind . Historically , environmental health concerns have focused on toxicological ...
... human economic activity and technology choices . World temperature has increased by around 0.4 ° C since the 1970s ... health hazards encountered by humankind . Historically , environmental health concerns have focused on toxicological ...
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... footprint , typical of modern industrialized soci- eties , comprises the supplies of food , water and raw materials and the environmental " sinks " into which urban - industrial metabolic. 4 CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH.
... footprint , typical of modern industrialized soci- eties , comprises the supplies of food , water and raw materials and the environmental " sinks " into which urban - industrial metabolic. 4 CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH.
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... human health and though not shown here explicitly - there are various interactive effects between jointly acting environmental stresses . The diverse pathways by which climate ... HUMAN HEALTH Climate and human health; an ancient struggle.
... human health and though not shown here explicitly - there are various interactive effects between jointly acting environmental stresses . The diverse pathways by which climate ... HUMAN HEALTH Climate and human health; an ancient struggle.
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