Wetlands and Human Health /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Finlayson, C Max. (Editor ), Horwitz, Pierre. (Editor ), Weinstein, Philip. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Management, 5
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Wetlands as settings for human health – the benefits and the paradox
  • 2. Public health perspectives on water systems and ecology
  • 3. Wetlands, well-being, food security and medicinal products
  • Wetlands as sites of exposure to infectious diseases
  • Wetlands as sites of exposure to pollution and toxicants
  • Healthy wetlands, healthy people: mosquito borne disease
  • Wetlands as livelihoods and contributions they make to health and well-being
  • Wetlands and health: how do urban wetlands contribute to community well-being?
  • Wetlands as places that help absorb the damage of natural disasters
  • Interventions required to enhance human well-being by addressing the erosion of ecosystem services in wetlands
  • Wetland wise use and human health – guidance for wetland
  • A synthesis of the benefits and paradoxes of wetlands as settings for human health.