Climate change and human health risks and responses / editors, A.J. McMichael ... [et al.].
| Other author | McMichael, A. J. (Anthony J.) |
| Other author | World Health Organization. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Geneva : World Health Organization, |
| Description | xi, 322 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Ch. 1. Global climate change and health: an old story writ large -- Ch. 2. Weather and climate: changing human exposures -- Ch. 3. International consensus on the science of climate and health: the IPCC third assessment report -- Ch. 4. Looking to the future: challenges for scientists studying climate change and health -- Ch. 5. Impacts on health of climate extremes -- Ch. 6. Climate change and infectious diseases -- Ch. 7. How much disease could climate change cause? -- Ch. 8. Stratospheric ozone depletion, ultraviolet radiation and health -- Ch. 9. National assessments of health impacts of climate change: a review -- Ch. 10. Monitoring the health effects of climate change -- Ch. 11. Adaptation and adaptive capacity in the public health context -- Ch. 12. From science to policy: developing responses to climate change -- Ch. 13. Conclusions and recommendations for action. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2004456823 |
| ISBN | 924156248X |
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