Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health
Heaviside, Clare
Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021 - 1 electronic resource (288 p.)
Open Access
Climate change poses a serious challenge to our health and wellbeing. The increasing frequency of extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, and heatwaves, and the direct impacts of changes in temperature have direct impacts on health. At the same time, broader environmental change affects infectious disease risk, air pollution, and other forms of exposure. The different ways in which climate change will affect health are complex, interactive, and different communities are disproportionately affected. International actions such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals recognise the future risks to society and acknowledge that we are already committed to a certain level of climate change. Future adaptation measures therefore need careful assessment and implementation for us to be able to minimise the potential risks from climate change and, at the same time, maximise the potential health benefits of a cleaner, greener world. This Special Issue comprises original research articles and detailed reviews on the likely impacts of climate change on health in a range of geographical settings, and the potential for adaptation measures to reduce some of these risks. Ultimately, studies like these will motivate policy level action for mitigation and help in determining the most effective methods of adaptation to reduce negative impacts in future through embedding scientific evidence into practice.
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English
books978-3-03936-741-2 9783039367405 9783039367412
10.3390/books978-3-03936-741-2 doi
Research & information: general
heat-waves heat-related mortality 2003 2015 climate change Germany air temperature hot days heat waves city urban area types Poznań Poland ambulance 999 calls extreme weather resource planning London UK heat mortality adaptation dwellings indoor temperature cold days cold waves health systems climate adaptation health infrastructure rescue services Northern Europe disaster risk reduction Sendai Framework demographic change infectious diseases vector-borne diseases aerosolized exposures pollen well-being public health land management patient and public involvement (PPI) land-use El Niño Southern Oscillation ENSO health climatic variability climate-sensitive disease workplace heat stress productivity loss beta distribution North Atlantic Oscillation weather emergency ambulance calls exacerbation of essential hypertension urban heat island urban planning heat resilience climate scenarios waterborne disease natural environment risks cryptosporidiosis cholera leptospirosis Legionnaires' disease trends over time n/a
Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021 - 1 electronic resource (288 p.)
Open Access
Climate change poses a serious challenge to our health and wellbeing. The increasing frequency of extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, and heatwaves, and the direct impacts of changes in temperature have direct impacts on health. At the same time, broader environmental change affects infectious disease risk, air pollution, and other forms of exposure. The different ways in which climate change will affect health are complex, interactive, and different communities are disproportionately affected. International actions such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals recognise the future risks to society and acknowledge that we are already committed to a certain level of climate change. Future adaptation measures therefore need careful assessment and implementation for us to be able to minimise the potential risks from climate change and, at the same time, maximise the potential health benefits of a cleaner, greener world. This Special Issue comprises original research articles and detailed reviews on the likely impacts of climate change on health in a range of geographical settings, and the potential for adaptation measures to reduce some of these risks. Ultimately, studies like these will motivate policy level action for mitigation and help in determining the most effective methods of adaptation to reduce negative impacts in future through embedding scientific evidence into practice.
Creative Commons
English
books978-3-03936-741-2 9783039367405 9783039367412
10.3390/books978-3-03936-741-2 doi
Research & information: general
heat-waves heat-related mortality 2003 2015 climate change Germany air temperature hot days heat waves city urban area types Poznań Poland ambulance 999 calls extreme weather resource planning London UK heat mortality adaptation dwellings indoor temperature cold days cold waves health systems climate adaptation health infrastructure rescue services Northern Europe disaster risk reduction Sendai Framework demographic change infectious diseases vector-borne diseases aerosolized exposures pollen well-being public health land management patient and public involvement (PPI) land-use El Niño Southern Oscillation ENSO health climatic variability climate-sensitive disease workplace heat stress productivity loss beta distribution North Atlantic Oscillation weather emergency ambulance calls exacerbation of essential hypertension urban heat island urban planning heat resilience climate scenarios waterborne disease natural environment risks cryptosporidiosis cholera leptospirosis Legionnaires' disease trends over time n/a