A. J. McMichael, Anthony J. McMichael, McMichael Anthony J.

Planetary Overload

Global Environmental Change and the Health of the Human Species

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A significant and important survey of global change and its serious impact on human health.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 372
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 603g
• ISBN-13: 9780521457590
• ISBN-10: 0521457599
• Artikelnr.: 21680093

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1. First things
2. The ecological framework
3. The health of populations
4. System overload: ancient and modern
5. Population increase, poverty and health
6. Greenhouse warming and climate change
7. The thinning ozone layer
8. Soil and water: loaves and fishes
9. Biodiversity: forests, food and pharmaceuticals
10. The growth of cities
11. Impediments I: conceptual blocks
12. Impediments II: relationships
13. The way ahead
Glossary
Index.