Encyclopedia of environmental health /
Environmental health has evolved over time into a complex, multidisciplinary field. Many of the key determinants and solutions to environmental health problems lie outside the direct realm of health and are strongly dependent on environmental changes, water and sanitation, industrial development, ed...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; London :
Elsevier Science,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Environmental health has evolved over time into a complex, multidisciplinary field. Many of the key determinants and solutions to environmental health problems lie outside the direct realm of health and are strongly dependent on environmental changes, water and sanitation, industrial development, education, employment, trade, tourism, agriculture, urbanization, energy, housing and national security. Environmental risks, vulnerability and variability manifest themselves in different ways and at different time scales. While there are shared global and transnational problems, each community, country or region faces its own unique environmental health problems, the solution of which depends on circumstances surrounding the resources, customs, institutions, values and environmental vulnerability. This work contains critical reviews and assessments of environmental health practices and research that have worked in places and thus can guide programs and economic development in other countries or regions. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (5 volumes) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780444522726 0444522727 |