| Description |
xxv, 638 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Primer on climate science / Christopher K. Uejio, James D. Tamerius, Karen Wertz, Katie M. Konchar -- Extreme weather events : the role of public health in disaster risk reduction as a means for climate change adaptation / Mark E. Keim, M.D -- Extreme and changing meteorological conditions on the human health condition / Daniel P. Johnson, Austin C. Stanforth, Kavya Urs Beerval -- Changes in hydrology and its impacts on waterborne diseases / Jan C. Semenza -- Ozone, oppressive air masses, and degraded air quality / Kim Knowlton -- Effects of climate change on noninfectious waterborne threats / Lorraine C. Backer -- Climate change, carbon dioxide and public health : the plant biology perspective / Lewis H. Ziska, Kris L. Ebi -- Climate and its impacts on vector-borne and zoonotic diseases / Charles B. Beard, Jada F. Garofalo, Kenneth L. Gage -- Addressing the challenges of climate change to food security, safety, and nutrition / Cristina Tirado -- Climate change and population mental health / Abdulrahman M. El-Sayed and Sandro Galea -- Improving the surveillance of climate-sensitive diseases / Pierre Gosselin, Diane Bélanger, Mathilde Pascal, Philippe Pireaux, and Christovam Barcellos -- Climate and health vulnerability assessments : a practical approach / Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Joy Guillemot, Kristie Ebi -- Climate change health impact projections: looking into the future / Jeremy Hess -- Community-based sentinel surveillance as an innovative tool to measure the health effects of climate change in remote Alaska / David L. Driscoll -- Protecting environmental justice communities from the detrimental impacts of climate change / Cecilia Martinez and Nicky Sheats -- Climate change communication / Stuart Capstick, Adam Corner, and Nick Pidgeon -- International perspectives on climate change adaptation / Kristie L. Ebi -- Health co-benefits of climate mitigation strategies / Linda Rudolph and Maxwell J. Richardson -- Mitigation : international institutions and global governance / Perry Sheffield and Farah Faisal -- Climate change and the right to health / Carmel Williams. |
| Subject |
Climatic changes -- Health aspects.
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Global warming -- Health aspects.
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Environmental health.
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Climatic changes -- Health aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00864247
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Environmental health. (OCoLC)fst00912999
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Global warming -- Health aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00943514
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Climate Change.
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Environmental Health.
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| Added Author |
Luber, George, editor.
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Lemery, Jay, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Luber, George, editor. Global climate change and human health San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2015 9781118603574 (DLC) 2015023203 |
| ISBN |
9781118505571 (paperback) |
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1118505573 (paperback) |
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9781118603581 (epub) |
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