Brown, V.A. (ed.)|Grootjans, J. (ed.)|Ritchie, J. (ed.)|Townsend, M. (ed.)|Verrinder, G. (ed.)
Sustainability and health: Supporting global ecological integrity in public health
- London Earthscan 2005
- xxii, 327p.
Presents discussions focussing on environmental health risks that affect the public. It addresses changes in the air, water, forests, and soil life support systems which limit the availability of resources useful in the improvement of human health. The book focuses on positivist scientific methods that contribute to the advancement in technological understanding. It addresses the importance of sustainability to public health, why it requires a new approach to public health, and the difference sustainability makes to medical practice.
1-84407-174-X
Environmental Health|Public Health|Social Medicine|Conservation of Natural Resources