Planetary health : [electronic book] : protecting nature to protect ourselves /
Contributor(s): Myers, Samuel S. (Samuel Skipworth) [editor.] | Frumkin, Howard [editor.].
Publisher: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2020]Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 513 p.) : col. ill., maps, charts.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781610919678.Subject(s): Environmental health | Global environmental change | Climatic changes -- Health aspects | World healthDDC classification: 613.1 Online resources: Access ebook here| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Foundations. An introduction to planetary health / Samuel Myers, Howard Frumkin -- Assembling planetary health: histories of the future / Warwick Anderson, James Dunk -- Population, consumption, equity and rights / Robert Engelman, John Bongaarts, Kristen P. Patterson -- A changing planet / Chris Field, David Tilman, Ruth DeFries, David Montgomery, Peter Gleick, Howard Frumkin, Philip Landrigan -- Part II. The Health of Populations. Food and nutrition on a rapidly changing planet / Samuel Myers -- Planetary health and infectious disease / Richard S. Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing -- Global environmental change and non-communicable disease risks / Howard Frumkin, Andy Haines -- Environmental change, migration, conflict and health / Lauren Herzer Risi, Caroline Kihato, Rebecca Lorenzen, Howard Frumkin -- Mental health on a changing planet / Susan Clayton -- Climate change and human health / Howard Frumkin -- Happiness on a healthier planet / John F. Helliwell, Jon Hall -- Part III: Pivoting From Threat to Opportunity. Energy and planetary health / Ajay Pillarisetti, Kirk R. Smith -- Urban places and planetary health / Ana V. Diez Roux, Adriana C. Lein, Iryna Dronova, Daniel A. Rodríguez, Rosie Mae Henson, Olga Sarmiento -- Controlling toxic exposures / Philip J. Landrigan, Terrence J. Collins, John Peterson Myers -- A new economics for planetary health / Will Evison, Sam Bickersteth -- The business of planetary health: from economic theory to policy and practice / Will Evison, Sam Bickersteth -- Part IV. Saving Ourselves, Saving Our Planet. Planetary health ethics / Alexander Foster, Jennifer Cole, Ivica Petrikova, Andrew Farlow, Howard Frumkin -- A bright future for planetary health / Samuel Myers, Howard Frumkin.
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.