Guide to a Healthier Planet

Scientific Insights and Actionable Steps to Help Resolve Climate, Pollution and Biodiversity Issues

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

Av Erlijn van Genuchten, Erlijn Van Genuchten, Erlijn van Genuchten

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?This book focuses on closing the gap between scientific insights on pressing environmental issues that do not often reach the general public, and putting that scientific knowledge in the hands of everyday people who can use these insights to take action against climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-10-02
Mått155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt482 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor178
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031344787

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Miljövetenskap och miljöpolitik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten is CEO and founder of Sustainable Decisions. With her science communication services, she helps scientists in the fields of nature and sustainability increase the outreach of their results. She does this by writing easy-to-understand articles based on their publications, adding actionable steps we can put into practice in daily life, and sharing these articles with a huge worldwide audience on social media. This allows us all to put scientific insights into practice and contribute to a sustainable future. With her IT-security services, she helps companies increase the security of their webapplications by performing penetrationtests and reporting identified security issues.Also, she combines her expertise in these fields as a member of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe task force on digitalization in energy and as reviewer for the United Nations Environmental Programme. Her background is inPsychology (PhD), Educational Sciences (M.Sc.) and Information Science (B.Sc.).

PartI. Climate Change.- Chapter1. How Climate Change Impacts Our Future.- Chapter2. How Climate Change Impacts Our Wine.- Chapter3. How Climate Change Impacts Mental Health.- Chapter4. How Climate Change Impacts The Safety of Bridges.- Chapter5. Climate Solutions: Controlling CO2 Levels.- Chapter6. Climate Solutions: Controlling Methane Levels.- PartII. Pollution.- Chapter7. How Plastic Pollution Impacts Our Environment.- Chapter8. How Plastic Pollution Impacts Aquatic Animals.- Chapter9. How Light Pollution Impacts Our Environment.- Chapter10. How Heavy Metal Pollution Can Cause Parkinson Disease.- Chapter11. Pollution Solutions: Removing Pollutants From Soil And Water.- Chapter12. Pollution Solutions: Removing Pollutants From Air.- PartIII. Biodiversity.- Chapter13. How Biodiversity Impacts Our Health.- Chapter14. How Soil Biodiversity Impacts the Health of Our Planet.- Chapter15. How Beavers Impact Their Ecosystem.- Chapter16. How Urbanization Impacts Pollinator Behavior.- Chapter17. Biodiversity Solutions: Saving Wildlife.- Chapter18. Biodiversity Solutions: Sustainable Agriculture.-Conclusion.- Chapter19. Psychological Aspects.- Chapter20. How We Can Take Action.