Environment, Health and Sustainable Development (Understanding Public Health) [Paperback]

Megan Landon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0335218415 | ISBN-13: 978-0335218417 | Edition: 1

Longstanding evidence of the links between the environment and health have led to a recognition of the need for sustainable development. This is equally true in low, middle and high income countries. One of the great challenges for public health practitioners is to understand and try to modify the relationship between the environment and health in the face of development. This book examines the underlying concepts, the history of environmental health, and the key factors that affect public health including: air pollution, water contamination, industrial hazards and agricultural hazards. The increasing impact of global environmental issues is explored as they affect countries throughout the world.

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About the Author

Megan Landon is Research Fellow in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She wrote and now tutors the Distance Learning course in Environmental Health at LSHTM.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Open University Press; 1 edition (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0335218415
• ISBN-13: 978-0335218417
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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