1. Introduction.-2. Assessment of Warming Projections and Probabilities for Brazil -- 3. Agricultural Sector -- 4. Health Sector -- 5. Biodiversity Sector -- 6. Energy Sector -- 7. Final Remarks and Recommendations -- Glossary.This book maps extreme temperature increase under dangerous climate change scenarios in Brazil and their impacts on four key sectors: agriculture, health, biodiversity an…
Chapter 1: Ecohealth and human ecology as underlying theoretical background -- Chapter 2: Health impact of urban physicochemical environment considering the mobility of the people -- Chapter 3: Population mobility modeling based on call detail records of mobile phones for heat exposure assessment in Dhaka, Bangladesh -- Chapter 4: Air pollution and children’s health: Living in urban areas in …
Part1. The utility of the Exposome Paradigm -- Chapter1. Using Exposomics to assess cumulative risks from multiple environmental stressors -- Chapter2. Sequencing the Public Health Exosome -- Chapter3. The US Military and the Exposome -- Chapter4. Framing Fetal and Early Life Exposome within Epidemiology -- Part2. Measuring the internal exposome -- Chapter5. Epigenetics and the exposome -- Chap…
Introduction -- Section 1: Biodiversity and physical health -- Section 2: Biodiversity and mental wellbeing -- Section 3: Biodiversity and social wellbeing -- Section 4: Implications of the biodiversity and health relationship -- Section 5: Planning and managing urban green spaces for biodiversity and health in a changing climate.Open AccessThis open access book identifies and discusses biodi…
River Health Assessment -- Improving River Health Through Mitigation and Monitoring -- Transboundary Environmental Effects of Hydropower -- Changes In Women’s Livelihood In Areas Affected By Hydropower Projects -- Case Study: Experience Sharing in Laos -- Synthesis.This book assesses river health in the Lancang River Basin with regard to the impacts of hydropower projects. It studies key comp…
Introduction -- Section I: Foundations of Environmental Health Literacy -- Defining Environmental Health Literacy -- Measuring Environmental Health Literacy -- Communications Research in the Environmental Health Sciences -- Section II: Raising EHL in the Research Context among Diverse Audiences -- Engaging with Ethnically Diverse Community Groups -- Advancing Environmental Health Literacy throu…
1. Introduction -- 2. Integrated ecological survey of the tailing ponds KOSHKAR-ATA -- 3. Brief results of monitoring in the tailing pond area in 2008.This book presents a comprehensive study of the environmental situation prevailing in the areas located near the Koshkar-Ata (Kazakhstan) tailings dump and the development of rehabilitation measures taking into account the area’s soil and clima…
1. Introduction to urban stormwater – A global perspective -- 2. Stormwater harvesting and flood mitigation – A UK perspective -- 3. Urban Water Quality -- 4. Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) -- 5. Recycling and treatment of water under urban intensification -- 6. Storm Water Harvesting -- 7. Urban Stormwater & Flood Management -- 8. Biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to the…
This volume brings together the world’s leading experts on urban and transport planning, environmental exposures, physical activity, health and health impact assessment to discuss challenges and solutions in cities. The book provides a conceptual framework and work program for actions and outlines future research needs. It presents the current evidence-base, the benefits of and numerous case …
1 Qualitative Characterization of Household Greywater in Developing Countries -- 2 Consequences of Improper Disposal of Greywater -- 3 Determination of Pathogenic Organisms in Greywater -- 4 Reuse of Greywater for Irrigation Purposes -- 5 A Potential Reuse of Greywater in Developed and Developing Countries -- 6 Management of Household Greywater (Storage and Treatment Technologies) -- 7 Phycorem…