Oceans and Human Health - Implications for Society and Well-Being

Explores how contaminating and altering the oceans harms human health, examining the social and environmental aspects to limit future costs and the cumulative risks.

List of contents

List of Contributors viiForeword xiAbout the Companion Website xiiiSection One: Coastal Seas, Human Health, and Well-Being: Setting the Stage1 Influences of the Oceans on Human Health and Well-Being 32 Integrating Frameworks to Assess Human Health and Well-Being in Marine Environmental Systems 23Section Two: Anthropogenic Drivers/Pressures and the State of Coastal Seas3 Coastal Demography: Distribution, Composition, and Dynamics 494 The Seas, Ecosystem Services, and Human Well-Being 715 Measuring Social Value and Human Well-Being 113Section Three: Impacts on Coastal Environments6 The Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Ecosystems 1417 Coastal Systems and Access to Safe and Potable Water 177Section Four: Responses8 Management-Driven Assessments of the Coastal Oceans 2039 Globalization and Human Health: Regulatory Response and the Potential for Reform 231Section Five: Common Conclusions and Horizon Scanning10 Emerging Issues in Oceans and Human Health: Managing Uncertainty and New Knowledge 26711 Final Thoughts and Future Actions 291Index 299

About the author

Robert E. Bowen
School for the Environment
University of Massachusetts Boston. USA
Cinnamon P. Carlarne
Michael E. Moritz College of Law
The Ohio State University. USA
Michael H. Depledge
European Centre for Environment and Human Health
University of Exeter Medical School. United Kingdom
Lora E. Fleming
European Centre for Environment and Human Health
University of Exeter Medical School. United Kingdom

Report

"This book truly needs a wide readership, particularly among management, political, and public policy personnel. . . Summing Up: Highly recommended. All students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners." ( Choice , 1 April 2015)

"By focusing on environmental issues, this book provides a remedy to make the common heritage a far healthier one." ( Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine , 11 November 2014)

Product details

• Authors: Professor Robert E. Bowen, Robert Depledge Bowen, Robert E Bowen, Robert E. Bowen, Robert E. Depledge Bowen, Cinnamon P. Carlarne, Michael H. Depledge, Lora E. Fleming
• Assisted by: Robert Bowen (Editor), Robert E. Bowen (Editor), Cinnamon Carlarne (Editor), Cinnamon P. Carlarne (Editor), Michael Depledge (Editor), Michael H. Depledge (Editor), Lora E. Fleming (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.05.2014
• EAN: 9781119941316
• ISBN: 978-1-119-94131-6
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Umweltmanagement, Umweltforschung, Geowissenschaften, Ozeanographie, Environmental Studies, Earth Sciences, Environmental Management, Policy & Planning, Oceanography & Paleoceanography, Ozeanographie u. Paläozeanographie, Umweltmanagement, Politik u. -Planung