Ecosystems and Human Well-being - Health Synthesis : a report of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.

This report synthesizes the findings from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) global and sub-global assessments of how ecosystem changes do, or could, affect human health and well-being. Over the past 50 years humans have changed natural ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than any comparab...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hales, Simon
Otros Autores: McMichael, A. J. (Anthony J.), Butler, Colin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2005.
Temas:
Environmental health.
Biotic communities.
Risk assessment.
Biotic communities > Health aspects.
Ecology > Health aspects.
Ecosystem
Environmental Health
Environmental Illness
Risk Assessment
Écosystèmes > Aspect sanitaire.
Hygiène du milieu.
Environnement > Aspect sanitaire.
Écosystèmes.
Évaluation du risque.
risk assessment.
Risk assessment
Biotic communities
Environmental health
Ecosystemen.
Mensen.
Gezondheid.
Évaluation des risques.
Risque pour la santé
Risque environnemental.
Salubrité de l'environnement.
Développement durable.
Impact sur la santé
Écosystème.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminaries; CONTENTS; 1 Why do ecosystems matter to human health?; 2 How have ecosystems changed and what are the health implications?; 3 How might ecosystems change and what would be the health implications?; 4 What actions are required to address the health consequences of ecosystem change?; 5 How can priorities be established for actions to address the health consequences of ecosystem change?; 6 What are the policy implications of the most robust findings and key uncertainties?; Appendix A. Abbreviations, Acronyms and Figure Sources; Appendix B. Assessment Report Tables of Contents.

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