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Informationen zum Autor Valerie A. Brown AO! is one of the leading international experts on the links between environment and health. She is Director of the Local Sustainability Project at the Australian National University and Emeritus Professor of Environmental Health at the University of Western Sydney. John Grootjans lectures in public! community and indigenous health at Charles Sturt University! having established a graduate program on Sustainable Development at Griffith University. Jan Ritchie is Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine! University of New South Wales and Regional Director (South Western Pacific) of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education. Mardie Townsend is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Development! Deakin University! with a research interest in environmental amenity and health. Glenda Verrinder lectures on environmental and public health in the School of Health and Environment at La Trobe University! Bendigo Campus! Australia. Klappentext * "This is the only text...that brings together content needed to bridge the innovative link between "sustainability" and "health..." the book was highly rated by my class" -- Dr. Colin Soskolne! University of Alberta! Dept of Public Health Sciences Zusammenfassung Radical changes in the biosphere and human interaction with the environment are increasingly impacting on the health of populations across the world. Drawing on scientific evidence of global and local environmental changes, this book offers a background and practical solutions to the overlapping issues in environment and health. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue: The Way In * Living: Public Health and the Future of Life on the Planet * Listening: Co-ordinating Ideas on Sustainability and Health * Grounding: Co-ordinating Contexts for Sustainability and Health * Knowing: Linking the Knowledge Cultures of Sustainability and Health * Scoping: Designing and Monitoring Sustainability and Health Programs * Acting: Practitioners as Actors for Sustainability and Health * Innovating: Practitioners as Innovators for Sustainability and Health * Managing: Public Health Leadership and Management for Sustainability * Epilogue: The Way Forward * Index ...
