Climate Change, Public Health, and the Law

ISBN-13: 9781108405522 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 468 str.

Michael Burger; Justin Gundlach

Opis

Presents comprehensively the currently un-mapped constellation of issues related to climate change, public health, and the law.

Recenzje

'Overall, the way the book is structured and presented is laudable, as it provides a clear understanding of how climate change affects public health, what the legal implications of those impacts are and how the existing laws could be improved. It reveals a sobering fact that the current US regulatory system is unprepared to adequately address all the challenges. It also demonstrates that much needs to be done in order to improve the situation, as multiple factors have to be considered when integrating the response to public health threats posed by climate change into the existing legal framework.' Samvel Varvastian, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law

Spis treści

Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction and overview Michael Burger and Justin Gundlach; 2. Duty to protect public health from the impacts of climate change Michael Burger; 3. Public health sector's challenges and responses Jill Krueger and Colleen Healy Boufides; Part II. Cross-Cutting Issues: 4. Government speech and the first amendment: what the government may say about climate change and public health risks David C. Vladeck; 5. Disease surveillance Jason Smith and Chandra Ganesh; 6. The built environment Justin Gundlach and Jennifer Klein; Part III. Impacts and Interventions: 7. Heat Sara Hoverter; 8. Extreme coastal storm events, sea level rise, storm surge, and ocean acidification as public health threats Robin Kundis Craig; 9. Infectious disease Lindsay F. Wiley; 10. Food security and food sovereignty in climate change adaptation Margot Pollans; 11. Migration Maxine Burkett; Part IV. Interplay with International and Domestic Environmental Law: 12. International impacts and responses William Onzivu; 13. How existing environmental laws respond to climate change and its mitigation Justin Gundlach; 14. Incorporating public health assessments into climate change action Jessica Wentz.