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The threat of global warming is as real as the threats of terrorism, local crime, earthquakes, and poor health. We must think of our endangered planet with the same urgency as these other threats. Many of us do what we feel we can: buy a hybrid car, recycle, use compact fluorescent bulbs, and we know it is not enough. This documentary demonstrates that solutions are already here. We profile individuals and businesses that have shifted their thinking from personal to global … More >>
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In this groundbreaking, global analysis of the relationship between climate change and human health, Hans Baer and Merrill Singer inventory and critically analyze the diversity of significant and sometimes devastating health implications of global warming. Using a range of theoretical tools from anthropology, medicine, and environmental sciences, they present ecosyndemics as a new paradigm for understanding the relationship between environmental change and disease. … More >>
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‘Understanding how complex ecological and climatic change can influence human health is the new challenge before us. The book confronts these multidimensional risk assessments head-on and will catalyse the important interdisciplinary and integrated approach that is the new paradigm now required for environmental and public health research’ – Dr Jonathan Patz, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. ‘This book provides a sturdy foundation for thinking abou… More >>
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