Overview
The zone of interaction between the social and the natural environment is the most important emerging area in public health. Radical changes in the biosphere and human interaction with the environment are increasingly impacting the health of populations across the world. Whether the risk is from diseases crossing species boundaries, pollution of water, air and land, global pandemics or new patterns of cancer, it is now clear that human health and the health of the global environment are inexorably linked. Drawing on a range of scientific findings, Sustainability and Health offers a thorough background and solutions to overlapping issues in environment and health. The book introduces a range of emerging conceptual frameworks and theoretical perspectives, links IT and epidemiology and explains how scoping can link programme design, delivery, data collection and evaluation from the beginning. Taking a learning approach the authors provide activities, readings and international case studies making this an essential resource for students and professionals.
Full Product Details
Author: Valerie A. Brown ,
John Grootjans ,
Jan Ritchie ,
Mardie Townsend
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Earthscan Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 17.60cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.890kg
ISBN: 9781844071746
ISBN 10: 184407174
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 01 February 2005
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By: 9781844071739
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
"'This is the only text... that brings together content needed to bridge the innovative link between ""sustainability"" and ""health""... the book was highly rated by my class' - Dr Colin Soskolne, University of Alberta, Dept of Public Health Sciences"
'This is the only text... that brings together content needed to bridge the innovative link between sustainability and health ... the book was highly rated by my class' - Dr Colin Soskolne, University of Alberta, Dept of Public Health Sciences
Author Information
Valerie A. Brown AO, is one of the leading international experts on the links between environment and health. She is Director of the Local Sustainability Project at the Australian National University and Emeritus Professor of Environmental Health at the University of Western Sydney. John Grootjans lectures in public, community and indigenous health at Charles Sturt University, having established a graduate program on Sustainable Development at Griffith University. Jan Ritchie is Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales and Regional Director (South Western Pacific) of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education. Mardie Townsend is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, with a research interest in environmental amenity and health. Glenda Verrinder lectures on environmental and public health in the School of Health and Environment at La Trobe University, Bendigo Campus, Australia.
