Planetary health : protecting nature to protect ourselves

Frumkin, Howard, (editor.). Myers, Samuel S. (Samuel Skipworth), (editor.).

Summary: Human health depends on the health of the planet. Earth's natural systems--the air, the water, the biodiversity, the climate--are our life support systems. Yet climate change, biodiversity loss, scarcity of land and freshwater, pollution and other threats are degrading these systems. The emerging field of planetary health aims to understand how these changes threaten our health and how to protect ourselves and the rest of the biosphere. Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves provides a readable introduction to this new paradigm. With an interdisciplinary approach, the book addresses a wide range of health impacts felt in the Anthropocene, including food and nutrition, infectious disease, non-communicable disease, dislocation and conflict, and mental health. It also presents strategies to combat environmental changes and its ill-effects, such as controlling toxic exposures, investing in clean energy, improving urban design, and more.

Record details

ISBN: 9781610919661
ISBN: 1610919661
ISBN: 9781610919678
ISBN: 161091967X
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 513 pages) : color illustrations, maps, charts
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2020]
Copyright: �2020

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:april.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Contains bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Afterword: Coronavirus and Planetary Health -- Index -- About the Editors -- Island Press Board of Directors.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebook Central, viewed October 22, 2020)