Pesticides and Global Health - Understanding Agrochemical Dependence and Investing in Sustainable Solutions

This accessible, concise introduction to understanding agricultural chemicals and public health combines a broad, global synthesis of the issue with rich ethnographic narratives that offer practical lessons for global health.

List of contents

Chapter 101 Introduction; Chapter 1 Global Agricultural Markets and Standardization; Chapter 2 Public Health and Vulnerable Populations; Chapter 3 A Community Torn: Struggling to Rectify Agrochemical Hazards and the Immediate Needs Treadmill; Chapter 4 Change Comes to the Valley: Confronting Agrochemical Use with Local Organic Food Systems; Chapter 5 Conclusion: Program Recommendations and the Application of Ethnographic Research in Public Health Initiatives;

About the author

Courtney Marie Dowdall, Ryan J Klotz

Summary

This accessible, concise introduction to understanding agricultural chemicals and public health combines a broad, global synthesis of the issue with rich ethnographic narratives that offer practical lessons for global health.

Product details

• Authors: Courtney Marie Dowdall, Ryan J Klotz, Ryan J. Klotz
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781611323047
• ISBN: 978-1-61132-304-7
• No. of pages: 148
• Weight: 385 g
• Illustrations: Farb., s/w. Abb.
• Series: Anthropology and Global Public Health; Anthropology and Global Public Health
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories