Climate change and urban health : the case of Hong Kong as a subtropical city /

This book provides a theoretical framework and related technical skills for investigating climate change and its public health consequences and responses with a focus on urban settings, and in particular Hong Kong, a subtropical metropolis in Asia. Specifically, the book examines the impact of clima...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chan, Emily Ying Yang (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Colección:Routledge studies in environment and health.
Temas:
Medical climatology > China > Hong Kong.
Climatic changes > Health aspects > China > Hong Kong.
Human beings > Effect of climate on > China > Hong Kong.
Climatic changes.
Urban health.
Climate Change
Urban Health
Climatologie médicale > Chine > Hongkong.
Êtres humains > Influence du climat > Chine > Hongkong.
Climat > Changements.
Santé urbaine.
climate change.
NATURE > Ecology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
Urban health
Climatic changes
Climatic changes > Health aspects
Climatology
Human beings > Effect of climate on
Medical climatology
Hong Kong (China) > Climate.
Hong Kong
China > Hong Kong
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book provides a theoretical framework and related technical skills for investigating climate change and its public health consequences and responses with a focus on urban settings, and in particular Hong Kong, a subtropical metropolis in Asia. Specifically, the book examines the impact of climate change on health in terms of mortality, hospital admissions and help-seeking, as well as key response strategies of adaptation and mitigation. Many existing books tend to consider the relationship of climate change and public health as two connected issues divided into various discrete topics. Conversely, this book explicitly applies public health concepts to study the human impact of climate change, for example, by conceptualising climate change impact and its alleviation, mitigation and adaptation in a public health framework. Overall, this volume summarises what is known about climate change and health and ignites further debates in the area, especially for urban subtropical communities from within a wider global perspective. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental health, public health, climate change, urban studies and Asian studies.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:042942731X
9780429763618
0429763611
9780429763595
042976359X
9780429763601
0429763603
9780429427312

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