Global Climate Change and Human Health - 2nd Edition by Kim Knowlton & Cecilia Sorensen & Jay Lemery (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"This book examines the climatological processes that affect human health. This chapter, however, focuses on the physical processes associated with climate change to provide a foundation for subsequent discussions. In particular, we clarify how greenhouse gases alter the Earth's energy balance, describe recent climate trends and projections of future climate change. In addition, we present multiple converging lines of evidence that support that the climate is indeed changing and that the changes are primarily caused by human activities"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Learn more about the impact of global warming and climate change on human health and disease</b></p> <p>The Second Edition of <i>Global Climate Change and Human Health</i> delivers an accessible and comprehensive exploration of the rapidly accelerating and increasingly ubiquitous effects of climate change and global warming on human health and disease. The distinguished and accomplished authors discuss the health impacts of the economic, climatological, and geopolitical effects of global warming.</p> <p>You'll learn about: </p> <ul> <li>The effect of extreme weather events on public health and the effects of changing meteorological conditions on human health</li> <li>How changes in hydrology impact the spread of waterborne disease and noninfectious waterborne threats</li> <li>Adaptation to, and the mitigation and governance of, climate change, including international perspectives on climate change adaptation</li> </ul> <p>Perfect for students of public health, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy, <i>Global Climate Change and Human Health</i>, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in the intersection of climate and human health and disease.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b>An insightful and comprehensive text combining the health consequences of climate change with mitigation and adaptation strategies</b></p><p>Now in its second edition, <i>Global Climate Change and Human Health</i> delivers an accessible and complete treatment of the impact of the world's changing climate on human health and disease. In their discussions of this crucial and timely topic, the distinguished authors discuss topics like heat stress, dyspnea resulting from degraded air quality, fevers from vector-borne diseases, mental health stressors, and the critical issue of climate justice and disproportionate impacts upon the most vulnerable citizens and communities.</p><p>New sections in the Second Edition include the economic impacts of human conflict and migration caused by climate change and the resilience of global health care systems. Among other important topics, <i>Global Climate Change and Human Health, Second Edition</i> explores: </p><ul><li>The intersection of COVID-19 and Climate Change</li><li>Extreme weather events, including the role of public health in disaster risk reduction, and the effect of changing meteorological conditions on human health</li><li>How changes in hydrology impact waterborne disease and the effects of climate change on water quality and waterborne pathogens</li><li>Adaptation to, and the mitigation and governance of, climate change, including global perspectives on climate change, and the influence of international institutions and global governance on climate policy</li></ul><p>Perfect for students of public health, medicine, nursing, physicians' assistant programs, pharmacy, and global health, <i>Global Climate Change and Human Health</i> will be valuable to anyone with an interest in the intersection of climate and human health and disease.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>JAY LEMERY, MD, </b> is Professor of Emergency Medicine and co-Director of the Climate & Health Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and faculty in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health. He is the Medical Director for the National Science Foundation's Polar Research Program and a past-President of the Wilderness Medical Society.</p><p><b>KIM KNOWLTON, DrPH, MS, </b> is Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University; and senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council in New York. She served as co-convening lead author for the human health chapter of the U.S. Third National Climate Assessment; as a member of the 2nd and 4th New York City Panel on Climate Change; and participated in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 2007 Fourth and 2013 Fifth Assessment Reports. She is a health scientist specializing in the human health impacts of climate change, particularly air pollution and extreme heat.</p><p><b>CECILIA SORENSEN, MD, </b> is an Emergency Medicine physician-investigator in the area of climate change and health at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the University of Colorado School of Public Health. She has a broad range of expertise at the intersection of human health, environmental health and social justice. Her recent work has spanned domestic as well as international emergent health issues related to climate change.</p>
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