Health Ecology: Health, Culture and Human-Environment Interaction

ISBN-13: 9780415154468 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 296 str.

Morteza Honari; Thomas Boleyn

Opis

An introduction to examining health from a human ecological perspective. Bringing together a variety of approaches from different perspectives and different locations, the contributors examine the various dimensions of health ecology in a human ecology framework, examining how local, regional and global factors impinge upon the health and environment of individuals, communities and the globe. Experts from human ecology, public health and policy, sociology, anthropology and geography, draw on a range of global examples - spanning Australia, Japan, Spain, Belgium and North America - to examine issues such as: health in urban and rural areas; child health from an ecological perspective; healthy homes; health within a political context; health and sustainable development; and health promotion and the media. Setting out new foundations for Health Ecology, which aims to create and maintain a sustainable state of health for human beings in a healthy environment, this book offers challenges to those teaching, studying or developing strategies and policies in health and the environment.

Recenzje

"Congratulations to this book for providing useful content for further thought", Health and Place 6 (2000)

"...the book is generally an excellent read and well presented, combining deep analytical and conceptual discussions with practical application and statistical analysis.", International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol.3, No.2, 2000

Spis treści

1: Health ecology: an introduction; Part I: Health in macro ecosystems; 2: Good planets are hard to find; 3: Health and conservation; 4: Human health as an ecological problem; 5: Health through sustainable development; 6: Health and political ecology; Part II Health in micro ecosystems; 7: Health of women; 8: Health of children; 9: Healthy homes; Part III Selected case studies; 10: Health ecology and the biodiversity of natural medicine; 11: Health of rural and urban communities in developing countries; 12: Health and psychology of water; 13: Health Impact Assessment in Flanders

O autorze

Morteza Honari, Thomas Boleyn