Climate Change and Health Improving Resilience and Reducing Risks /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Leal Filho, Walter (Editor), Azeiteiro, Ulisses M. (Editor), Alves, Fátima (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Climate Change Management,
• Subjects: Climate change.; Public policy.; Environmental sciences.; Health promotion.; Health economics.; Medical economics.; Environmental economics.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Public Policy.; Health Economics.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Environmental Science and Engineering.

A major objective of this volume is to create and share knowledge about the socio-economic, political and cultural dimensions of climate change. The authors analyze the effects of climate change on the social and environmental determinants of the health and well-being of communities (i.e. poverty, c...