Changing Planet, Changing Health: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Our Health and What We Can Do about It

Paul R. Epstein; Dan Ferber

Published by University of California Press 2011

Changing Planet, Changing Health

How the Climate Crisis Threatens Our Health and What We Can Do about It

Paul R. Epstein and Dan Ferber

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520948969

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About this book

Climate change is now doing far more harm than marooning polar bears on melting chunks of ice—it is damaging the health of people around the world. Brilliantly connecting stories of real people with cutting-edge scientific and medical information, Changing Planet, Changing Health brings us to places like Mozambique, Honduras, and the United States for an eye-opening on-the-ground investigation of how climate change is altering patterns of disease. Written by a physician and world expert on climate and health and an award-winning science journalist, the book reveals the surprising links between global warming and cholera, malaria, lyme disease, asthma, and other health threats. In clear, accessible language, it also discusses topics including Climategate, cap-and-trade proposals, and the relationship between free markets and the climate crisis. Most importantly, Changing Planet, Changing Health delivers a suite of innovative solutions for shaping a healthy global economic order in the twenty-first century.

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Epstein Paul R. :

Paul R. Epstein, MD, MPH, (1943–2011) was Associate Director of the Center for Health and Global Environment at Harvard Medical School and a medical doctor trained in tropical health. He contributed to the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. Dan Ferber is a contributing correspondent for Science magazine. His feature articles have appeared in many publications, including Popular Science, Audubon, and Nature Conservancy.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword Jeffrey D. Sachs Publicly Available Download PDF	x
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Mozambique Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
2. The Mosquito’s Bite Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
3. Sobering Predictions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
4. Every Breath You Take Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
5. Harvest of Trouble Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
6. Sea Change Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
7. Forests in Trouble Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
8. Storms and Sickness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
9. The Ailing Earth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
10. Gaining Green by Going Green Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
11. Healthy Solutions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
12. Of Rice and Tractors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	250
13. Rewriting the Rules Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	272
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Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages
- Main content: 368

eBook

Published: April 4, 2011
ISBN: 9780520948969