| Description |
xii, 355 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Mozambique -- The mosquito's bite -- Sobering predictions -- Every breath you take -- Harvest of trouble -- Sea change -- Forests in trouble -- Storms and sickness -- The ailing Earth -- Gaining green by going green -- Healthy solutions -- Of rice and tractors -- Rewriting the rules. |
| Summary |
Spotlights the threats of global warming and offers a systems approach for possible treatments. Decades spent as a physician and public health scientist have allowed Dr. Epstein to examine and now comment on the dynamics of global politics, climate change, and global health. Together with journalist Dan Ferber, he expresses a fundamental need for communities (of all scales) and industries (of all kinds) to reach together for a low-carbon economy. They make their argument by combining personal accounts with accurate histories and industry case studies. What enfolds is a prescriptive narrative for repairing an ailing planet. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-346) and index. |
| Subject |
Medical climatology.
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Climatic changes -- Health aspects.
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| Added Author |
Ferber, Dan.
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| ISBN |
9780520269095 hardback |
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0520269098 hardback |
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