Ambient Temperature and Health in China
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44423
Hualiang Lin, Wenjun Ma, Qiyong Liu, editors.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2019.
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This book focuses on the Chinese health impact induced by ambient temperature variation, especially the epidemiology-based exposure-response relationship with the mortality and morbidity from respiratory, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health among Chinese population. A great number of epidemiological studies have reported that ambient temperature is closely associated with a wide range of health outcomes, such as mortality, cardiovascular and respiratory events, adverse birth outcome, and…
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- Other Authors
- Lin, Hualiang
- Ma, Wenjun
- Liu, Qiyong
- Responsibility
- Hualiang Lin, Wenjun Ma, Qiyong Liu, editors
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 196 p.) : 83 illus., 80 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811325830
- 9789811325823 (Print ed.)
- 9789811325847 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Climate Change
- Environment and Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Temperature
- Other Subjects
- China
- Specialty
- Population Health
- Abstract
- This book focuses on the Chinese health impact induced by ambient temperature variation, especially the epidemiology-based exposure-response relationship with the mortality and morbidity from respiratory, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health among Chinese population. A great number of epidemiological studies have reported that ambient temperature is closely associated with a wide range of health outcomes, such as mortality, cardiovascular and respiratory events, adverse birth outcome, and some infectious diseases, such as dengue fever, malaria. Although a number of epidemiological studies in western countries have evaluated the adverse health effects of ambient temperature, the exposure-response relationship from these countries cannot simply be applied to the Chinese population due to the large differences in temperature profile, exposure pattern, as well as the population vulnerability. This book will provide up-to-date estimates of the magnitude of adverse health effects of ambient temperature in the Chinese population. We hope to provide readers with a comprehensive and organized body of information in the area of Ambient Temperature and health.
- Contents
- 1. Overview of Climate Change in China -- 2. Ambient Temperature and Mortality in Chinese Population -- 3. Extreme Temperature Events and Mortality/Morbidity in China -- 4. Health Impacts Due to Major Climate and Weather Extremes -- 5. Ambient Temperature and Major Infectious Diseases in China -- 6. Ambient Temperature and Reproductive Health Outcomes -- 7. The Interaction of Ambient Temperature and Air Pollution in China -- 8. Future Temperature-Related Mortality Risk Under Climate Change Scenarios -- 9. Comparison of Health Impact of Ambient Temperature Between China and Other Countries -- 10. Health Vulnerability Assessment to Climate Change in China -- 11. Public Health Adaptation to Heat Waves in Response to Climate Change in China -- 12. Perspectives and Future Research Directions on Climate Change and Health in China.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43950
Melissa R. Marselle, Jutta Stadler, Horst Korn, Katherine N. Irvine, Aletta Bonn, editors.
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SpringerOpen
, c2019.
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This open access book identifies and discusses biodiversity’s contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the book identifies the implications of this relationship for nature conservation, public health, landscape architecture and urban planning – and considers the opportunities of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation. This transdisciplinary book will attract a wide audience interested in biodiversity, ecology, resource management, public he…
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- Melissa R. Marselle, Jutta Stadler, Horst Korn, Katherine N. Irvine, Aletta Bonn, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 481 p.) : 47 illus., 35 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030023188
- 9783030023171 (Print ed.)
- 9783030023195 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Biodiversity
- Climate Change
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Environmental Medicine
- Health Planning
- Health Promotion
- Specialty
- Environmental Health
- Public Health
- Abstract
- This open access book identifies and discusses biodiversity’s contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the book identifies the implications of this relationship for nature conservation, public health, landscape architecture and urban planning – and considers the opportunities of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation. This transdisciplinary book will attract a wide audience interested in biodiversity, ecology, resource management, public health, psychology, urban planning, and landscape architecture. The emphasis is on multiple human health benefits from biodiversity--in particular with respect to the increasing challenge of climate change. This makes the book unique to other books that focus either on biodiversity and physical health or natural environments and mental wellbeing. The book is written as a definitive ‘go-to’ book for those who are new to the field of biodiversity and health.
- Contents
- 1. Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change: Challenges, Opportunities and Evidence Gaps -- Part I. Biodiversity and Physical Health -- 2. Biodiversity, Physical Health and Climate Change: A Synthesis of Recent Evidence -- 3. Climate Change and Pollen Allergies -- 4. Vector-Borne Diseases -- 5. The Influence of Socio-economic and Socio-demographic Factors in the Association Between Urban Green Space and Health -- 6. Green Spaces and Child Health and Development -- Part II. Biodiversity, Mental Health and Spiritual Well-Being -- 7. Theoretical Foundations of Biodiversity and Mental Well-being Relationships -- 8. Biodiversity in the Context of ‘Biodiversity – Mental Health’ Research -- 9. Review of the Mental Health and Well-Being Benefits of Biodiversity -- 10. Biodiversity and Spiritual Well-Being -- Part III. Implications of the Biodiversity and Health Relationship -- 11. Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change: Implications for Public Health -- 12. Biodiversity and Health: Implications for Conservation -- 13. Supporting Behavioural Entrepreneurs: Using the Biodiversity-Health Relationship to Help Citizens Self-Initiate Sustainability Behaviour -- 14. Global Developments: Policy Support for Linking Biodiversity, Health and Climate Change -- 15. European Nature and Health Network Initiatives -- Part IV. Planning and Managing Urban Green Spaces for Biodiversity and Health in a Changing Climate -- 16. Nature-Based Solutions and Protected Areas to Improve Urban Biodiversity and Health -- 17. Environmental, Health and Equity Effects of Urban Green Space Interventions -- 18. Resilience Management for Healthy Cities in a Changing Climate -- 19. Linking Landscape Planning and Health -- Part V. Conclusions -- 20. Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change: Perspectives for Science, Policy and Practice.
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Climate Change and Global Public Health
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46434
Kent E. Pinkerton, William N. Rom, editors.
(Second edition)
--Cham:
Humana Press
, c2021.
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This book is a guide to the research, findings, and discussions of US and international experts on climate change and respiratory health. Since the publication of the first edition, climate change has been increasingly acknowledged as being directly related to the prevalence and incidence of respiratory morbidity. Evidence is increasing that climate change does drive respiratory disease onset and exacerbation as a result of increased ambient and indoor air pollution, desertification, heat stres…
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- Pinkerton, Kent E.
- Rom, William N.
- Responsibility
- Kent E. Pinkerton, William N. Rom, editors
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 605 p.) : 116 illus., 103 illus. in color
- Series Title
- Respiratory medicine
- ISBN
- 9783030547462
- 9783030547455 (Print ed.)
- 9783030547479 (Print ed.)
- 9783030547486 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2197-7372
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Climate Change
- Environmental Medicine
- Global Health
- Public Health
- Respiratory Tract Diseases - epidemiology
- Specialty
- Environmental Health
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Abstract
- This book is a guide to the research, findings, and discussions of US and international experts on climate change and respiratory health. Since the publication of the first edition, climate change has been increasingly acknowledged as being directly related to the prevalence and incidence of respiratory morbidity. Evidence is increasing that climate change does drive respiratory disease onset and exacerbation as a result of increased ambient and indoor air pollution, desertification, heat stress, wildfires, and the geographic and temporal spread of pollens, molds and infectious agents. This second edition is fully updated to include the latest research by international experts on topics such as heat waves causing critical care-related diseases, climate-driven air pollution increases, and high-level ozone and ozone exposure linked to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, and acute lower respiratory infection. Seven new chapters have also been added on extreme weather and agricultural safety in California; desert dust effects on lung health; climate policy and the EPA; California's integrated approach to air quality and climate change; integrating climate change, the environment, and sustainability themes into professional health science courses; and the role of the physician as climate advocate. This is an ideal guide for all pulmonologists and health professionals treating patients with pulmonary disease.
- Contents
- Introduction: consequences of global warming to planetary and human health -- Climate variability and change data and information for global public health -- Climate change: updates on recent global and United States temperature anomalies and impacts to water, forests and environmental health -- Eyewitness to climate change -- Arctic connections to global warming and health -- Assessing the health risks of climate change -- Heat waves and rising temperatures: Human health impacts and the determinants of vulnerability -- Climate, air quality and allergy: emerging methods for detecting linkages -- The human health co-benefits of air quality improvements associated with climate change mitigation -- Asthma, hayfever, pollen, & climate change -- California and climate changes: an update -- Vector-borne diseases in a changing climate and world -- Dengue fever and climate change -- Climate variability and change: food, water and societal impacts -- Hurricanes and health: vulnerability in an age of climate change -- The impact of climate change and extreme weather conditions on agricultural health and safety in california -- Household air pollution from cookstoves: impacts on health and climate -- Biomass fuel and lung diseases: an Indian perspective -- Climate change and women’s health: risks and opportunities -- The impact of climate change on public health in small island states and caribbean countries -- Global climate change, desertification, and its consequences in Turkey and the Middle East -- Climate change and the risk of desertification with a focus in the United States -- Federal Programs in climate change and health research -- Management of climate change adaptation at the United States centers for disease control and prevention -- Rules, rulings, and repeals: the shifting state of climate policy at U.S. EPA -- California’s integrated approach to air quality and climate change -- Climate change and public health interventions -- Integrating climate change, the environment, and sustainability themes into professional health sciences courses: a case study across a university system -- The physician’s response to climate change.
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- NEW Springer 2021
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- e-Book
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- Online
Climate-Smart Food
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43951
Dave Reay.
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Palgrave Macmillan
, c2019.
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This open access book asks just how climate-smart our food really is. It follows an average day's worth of food and drink to see where it comes from, how far it travels, and the carbon price we all pay for it. From our breakfast tea and toast, through breaktime chocolate bar, to take-away supper, Dave Reay explores the weather extremes the world’s farmers are already dealing with, and what new threats climate change will bring. Readers will encounter heat waves and hurricanes, wildfires and dea…
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- Reay, Dave
- Responsibility
- Dave Reay
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 201 p.) : 16 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030182069
- 9783030182052 (Print ed.)
- 9783030182076 (Print ed.)
- 9783030182083 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Climate Change
- Food Supply
- Specialty
- Environmental Health
- Nutritional Sciences
- Abstract
- This open access book asks just how climate-smart our food really is. It follows an average day's worth of food and drink to see where it comes from, how far it travels, and the carbon price we all pay for it. From our breakfast tea and toast, through breaktime chocolate bar, to take-away supper, Dave Reay explores the weather extremes the world’s farmers are already dealing with, and what new threats climate change will bring. Readers will encounter heat waves and hurricanes, wildfires and deadly toxins, as well as some truly climate-smart solutions. In every case there are responses that could cut emissions while boosting resilience and livelihoods. Ultimately we are all in this together, our decisions on what food we buy and how we consume it send life-changing ripples right through the global web that is our food supply. As we face a future of 10 billion mouths to feed in a rapidly changing climate, it’s time to get to know our farmers and herders, our vintners and fisherfolk, a whole lot better. Dave Reay is Professor of Carbon Management at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He has studied climate change for over 20 years, from warming impacts in the Southern Ocean, through carbon fluxes in forests, to greenhouse gas emissions from wetlands and agriculture. In 2018 he received the Chancellor’s Award for Teaching for his work in climate change education. His latest project involves managing a large area of coastal land in Scotland to regrow native tree species and trap a lifetime’s carbon.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Breakfast -- 2. Orange Juice -- 3. Bread -- 4. Tea -- 5. Milk -- Part II. Break time -- 6. Chocolate -- 7. Bananas -- 8. Coffee -- Part III. Lunch -- 9. Chicken -- 10. Rice -- 11. Maize -- Part IV. Dinner -- 12. Potatoes -- 13. Cod -- 14. Champagne -- 15. Conclusion.
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Global climate change and public health
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33392
Kent E. Pinkerton, William N. Rom, editors.
--New York:
Humana Press
, c2014.
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Pulmonary physicians and scientists currently have minimal capacity to respond to climate change and its impacts on health. The extent to which climate change influences the prevalence and incidence of respiratory morbidity remains largely undefined. However, evidence is increasing that climate change does drive respiratory disease onset and exacerbation as a result of increased ambient and indoor air pollution, desertification, heat stress, wildfires, and the geographic and temporal spread of …
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- Pinkerton, Kent Ed
- Rom, William N
- Responsibility
- Kent E. Pinkerton, William N. Rom, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 406 pages)
- Series Vol.
- v. 7
- Series Title
- Respiratory medicine (New York, N.Y.)
- ISBN
- 9781461484172 (electronic bk.)
- 9781461484165
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Climate Change
- Global Health
- Public Health
- Respiration Disorders
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Environmental health
- Climatic changes
- Climate Change
- Respiratory Tract Diseases
- Environmental Health
- Climate Change Impacts
- Public health
- Abstract
- Pulmonary physicians and scientists currently have minimal capacity to respond to climate change and its impacts on health. The extent to which climate change influences the prevalence and incidence of respiratory morbidity remains largely undefined. However, evidence is increasing that climate change does drive respiratory disease onset and exacerbation as a result of increased ambient and indoor air pollution, desertification, heat stress, wildfires, and the geographic and temporal spread of pollens, molds and infectious agents. Preliminary research has revealed climate change to have potentially direct and indirect adverse impacts on respiratory health. Published studies have linked climate change to increases in respiratory disease, including the following: changing pollen releases impacting asthma and allergic rhinitis, heat waves causing critical care-related diseases, climate driven air pollution increases, exacerbating asthma and COPD, desertification increasing particulate matter (PM) exposures, and climate related changes in food and water security impacting infectious respiratory disease through malnutrition (pneumonia, upper respiratory infections). High level ozone and ozone exposure has been linked to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, and acute lower respiratory infection. Global Climate Change and Public Health is an important new volume based on the research, findings, and discussions of US and international experts on respiratory health and climate change. This volume addresses issues of major importance to respiratory health and fills a major gap in the current literature.
- Contents
- Introduction: Consequences of Global Warming to the Publics Health -- Climate Variability and Change Data and Information for Global Public Health -- Climate Change: Overview of Data Sources, Observed and Predicted Temperature Changes, and Impacts on Public and Environmental Health -- Eyewitness to Global Warming -- California and Climate Changes -- Heat Waves and Rising Temperatures: Human Health Impacts and the Determinants of Vulnerability -- Climate, Air Quality and Allergy: Emerging Methods for Detecting Linkages -- The Human Health Co-benefits of Air Quality Improvements Associated with Climate Change Mitigation -- Asthma, Hayfever, Pollen, and Climate Change -- Dengue Fever and Climate Change -- Impact of Climate Change on Vector-Borne Disease in the Amazon -- Climate Variability and Change: Food, Water and Societal Impacts -- Household Air Pollution from Cookstoves: Impacts on Health and Climate -- Biomass Fuel and Lung Diseases: An Indian Perspective -- The Effects of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Children and Mothers Health -- Climate Change and Public Health in Small Island States and Caribbean Countries -- Global Climate Change, Desertification, and Its Consequences in Turkey and the Middle East -- Assessing the Health Risks of Climate Change -- Federal Programs in Climate Change and Health Research -- Management of Climate Change Adaptation at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Public Health and Climate Programs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- California's Cap-and-Trade Program.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Global Climate Change, Population Displacement, and Public Health : The Next Wave of Migration
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45255
Lawrence A. Palinkas.
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Springer
, c2020.
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This timely text examines the causes and consequences of population displacement related to climate change in the recent past, the present, and the near future. First and foremost, this book includes an examination of patterns of population displacement that have occurred or are currently underway. Second, the book introduces a three-tier framework for both understanding and responding to the public health impacts of climate-related population displacement. It illustrates the interrelations bet…
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- Palinkas, Lawrence A.
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- Lawrence A. Palinkas
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 234 p.) : 14 illus., 10 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030418908
- 9783030418892 (Print ed.)
- 9783030418915 (Print ed.)
- 9783030418922 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Climate Change
- Disasters
- Global Health
- Human Migration
- Public Policy
- Sociology, Medical
- Specialty
- Policy
- Public Health
- Social Sciences
- Abstract
- This timely text examines the causes and consequences of population displacement related to climate change in the recent past, the present, and the near future. First and foremost, this book includes an examination of patterns of population displacement that have occurred or are currently underway. Second, the book introduces a three-tier framework for both understanding and responding to the public health impacts of climate-related population displacement. It illustrates the interrelations between impacts on the larger physical and social environment that precipitates and results from population displacement and the social and health impacts of climate-related migration. Third, the book contains first-hand accounts of climate-related population displacement and its consequences, in addition to reviews of demographic data and reviews of existing literature on the subject. Although the book is largely written from the perspective of a researcher, it reflects the perspectives of practitioners and policymakers on the need for developing policies, programs, and interventions to address the growing numbers of individuals, families, and communities that have been displaced as a result of short- and long-term environmental disasters. Global Climate Change, Population Displacement, and Public Health is a vital resource for an international audience of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers representing a variety of disciplines, including public health, public policy, social work, urban development, climate and environmental science, engineering, and medicine.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Acute Climate-Related Events -- 2. Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans -- 3. Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico -- 4. The California Wildfires -- Part II. Long-Term Climate-Related Events -- 5. Fleeing Drought: The Great Migration to Europe -- 6. Fleeing Flooding: Asia and the Pacific -- 7. Fleeing Coastal Erosion: Kivalina and Isle de Jean Charles -- Part III. Responses to Climigration -- 8. Policy Responses to Climigration -- 9. Practice Responses to Climigration -- 10. The Future of Climigration.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibility : Climate Change, Air Pollution and Health
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45137
Wael Al-Delaimy, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, editors.
--Cham:
SpringerOpen
, c2020.
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- Open access
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
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- Other Authors
- Al-Delaimy, Wael
- Ramanathan, Veerabhadran
- Sorondo, Marcelo Sánchez
- Responsibility
- Wael Al-Delaimy, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 417 p.)
- ISBN
- 9783030311254
- 9783030311247 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Air Pollution - adverse effects
- Biodegradation, Environmental
- Climate Change
- Environmental Medicine
- Global Health
- Sustainable Development
- Specialty
- Environmental Health
- Public Health
- Contents
- Part I. The Anthropocene: Human–Nature Interactions -- 1. Complexity of Life and Its Dependence on the Environment -- 2. Biological Extinction and Climate Change -- 3. Sustaining Life: Human Health–Planetary Health Linkages -- 4. How Do Our Actions Undermine Nature? -- 5. Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Health: Common Sources, Similar Impacts, and Common Solutions -- Part II. Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Health: The Underlying Science and Impacts -- 6. Air Pollution: Adverse Effects and Disease Burden -- 7. Air Pollution, Oxidative Stress, and Public Health in the Anthropocene -- 8. Climate Change, Air Pollution, and the Environment: The Health Argument -- 9. Reducing Air Pollution: Avoidable Health Burden -- Part III. Climate Change and Health: Sustainability and Vulnerable Populations and Regions -- 10. Vulnerable Populations and Regions: Middle East as a Case Study -- 11. Climate Change Risks for Agriculture, Health, and Nutrition -- 12. Sustaining Water Resources -- 13. Health Climate Justice and Deforestation in the Amazon -- Part IV. Climate Change and Health: Perspectives from Physicians -- 14. Psychological Impacts of Climate Change and Recommendations -- 15. Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease: A Proven Causality -- 16. Healthy People, Healthy Planet: Holistic Thinking -- Part V. Climate Change and Health: Social Impacts -- 17. Climate Change, Public Health, Social Peace -- 18. Climate Justice and Public Health: Practical Ethics in Urgent Times -- 19. Health of People, Health of the Planet, Health of Migrants -- Part VI. Overarching Solutions: The Role of Religion -- 20. Faith in God and the Health of People -- 21. Caring for Creation: The Evangelical’s Guide -- 22. Call to Action from Faith Leaders -- Part VII. Overarching Solutions: The Role of Science and Technology -- 23. Public Health Co-benefits of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 24. Good Health in the Anthropocene Epoch: Potential for Transformative Solutions -- 25. Well Under 2 °C: Ten Solutions for Carbon Neutrality and Climate Stability -- 26. Defeating Energy Poverty: Invest in Scalable Solutions for the Poor -- 27. Sensor-Enabled Climate Financing for Clean Cooking -- 28. Research Is Vital to Tackling Climate Change, But It Cannot Succeed Alone -- Part VIII. Call to Action -- 29. Governor of California -- 30. United States Congressman -- 31. Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Planet -- 32. Sustainable Development Goals and Health: Toward a Revolution in Values -- 33. A Call to Action by Health Professionals.
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- Open access
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- e-Book
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- Online
Seasonal Forecasts, Climatic Change and Human Health : Health and Climate
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat29871
edited by Madeleine C. Thomson, Ricardo Garcia-Herrera, Martin Beniston.
--Dordrecht:
Springer Science+Business Media
, c2008.
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- Online
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- Author
- Thomson, Madeleine C
- Other Authors
- Garcia-Herrera, Ricardo
- Beniston, Martin
- Responsibility
- edited by Madeleine C. Thomson, Ricardo Garcia-Herrera, Martin Beniston
- Place of Publication
- Dordrecht
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Date of Publication
- c2008
- Series Vol.
- 30
- Series Title
- Advances in global change research
- ISBN
- 9781402068775
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Weather
- Climate Change
- Public Health
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Environmental Medicine
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Toward a Small Family Ethic : How Overpopulation and Climate Change Are Affecting the Morality of Procreation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40251
Travis N. Rieder.
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Springer
, c2016.
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This thought-provoking treatise argues that current human fertility rates are fueling a public health crisis that is at once local and global. Its analysis and data summarize the ecological costs of having children, presenting ethical dilemmas for prospective parents in an era of competition for scarce resources, huge disparities of wealth and poverty, and unsustainable practices putting irreparable stress on the planet. Questions of individual responsibility and integrity as well as personal m…
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- Author
- Rieder, Travis N
- Responsibility
- Travis N. Rieder
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 68 p.)
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in public health
- ISBN
- 9783319338712
- 9783319338699 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2192-3698
- 2192-3701 (e)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Climate Change
- Family Planning Policy
- Population Density
- Reproduction - ethics
- Reproductive Rights
- Abstract
- This thought-provoking treatise argues that current human fertility rates are fueling a public health crisis that is at once local and global. Its analysis and data summarize the ecological costs of having children, presenting ethical dilemmas for prospective parents in an era of competition for scarce resources, huge disparities of wealth and poverty, and unsustainable practices putting irreparable stress on the planet. Questions of individual responsibility and integrity as well as personal moral and procreative issues are examined carefully against larger and more long-range concerns. The author's assertion that even modest efforts toward reducing global fertility rates would help curb carbon emissions, slow rising global temperatures, and forestall large-scale climate disaster is well reasoned and more than plausible. Among the topics covered: The multiplier effect: food, water, energy, and climate. The role of population in mitigating climate change. The carbon legacy of procreation. Obligations to our possible children. Rights, what is right, and the right to do wrong. The moral burden to have small families. Toward a Small Family Ethic sounds a clarion call for bioethics students and working bioethicists. This brief, thought-rich volume steers readers toward challenges that need to be met, and consequences that will need to be addressed if they are not.
- Contents
- 1. Global Population and Public Health -- 2. What Can I Do? Small Effects and the Collective Action Worry -- 3. Individual Obligation -- 4. Challenges to Procreative Obligation -- 5. Toward a Small Family Ethic.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
