| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 276 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Health ecology : an introduction -- pt. 1. Health in macro ecosystems. Good planets are hard to find -- Health and conservation : shared values -- Human health as an ecological problem -- Health through sustainable development -- Health and political ecology : public opinion, political ideology, political parties, policies and the press -- pt. 2. Health in micro ecosystems. Health of women : changing lifestyles and reproductive health -- Health of children : causal pathways from macro to micro environment -- Healthy homes -- pt. 3. Selected case studies. Health ecology and the biodiversity of natural medicine : perspectives from traditional and complementary health systems -- Health of rural and urban communities in developing countries : a case study in Indonesia -- Health and psychology of water -- Health Impactment Assessment in Flanders : contribution to environmental management and health. |
| Summary |
This ground-breaking study offers new challenges to those teaching, studying or developing strategies and policies in health and the environment. Bringing together a variety of approaches from different perspectives and different locations, the contributors examine the various dimensions of health ecology in a human ecology framework, examining how local, regional and global factors impinge upon the health and environment of individuals, communities and the globe. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Environmental health.
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Environmental health. |
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Human ecology -- Health aspects.
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Human ecology. |
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Environmental Health. |
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Ecology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hunarī, Murtaz̤á.
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Boleyn, Thomas, 1952-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Health ecology. London ; New York : Routledge, 1999 (DLC) 98030278 |
| ISBN |
0203982541 |
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9780203982549 |
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0415154464 (cloth) |
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9780415154468 (cloth) |
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0415154472 (paperback) |
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9780415154475 (paperback) |
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