Del i serien Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Management

Wetlands and Human Health

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

AvC Max Finlayson,Pierre Horwitz,Philip Weinstein

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The book addresses the interactions between wetlands and human health and well-being. This book brings the disciplines of ecology and health sciences closer to such a synthesis for researchers, teachers and policy makers interested in or needing information to manage wetlands and human health and well-being issues.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-10-23
Mått155 x 235 x 16 mm
Vikt423 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieWetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Management
Antal sidor263
FörlagSpringer
ISBN9789402403732

Tillhör följande kategorier

Miljövetenskap och miljöpolitik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Medicin: allmänt inom Medicin
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Hydrologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Wetlands as settings for human health – the benefits and the paradox.- 2. Public health perspectives on water systems and ecology.- 3. Wetlands, well-being, food security and medicinal products.- Wetlands as sites of exposure to infectious diseases.- Wetlands as sites of exposure to pollution and toxicants.- Healthy wetlands, healthy people: mosquito borne disease.- Wetlands as livelihoods and contributions they make to health and well-being.- Wetlands and health: how do urban wetlands contribute to community well-being?.- Wetlands as places that help absorb the damage of natural disasters.- Interventions required to enhance human well-being by addressing the erosion of ecosystem services in wetlands.- Wetland wise use and human health – guidance for wetland.- A synthesis of the benefits and paradoxes of wetlands as settings for human health.