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Changing planet, changing health, how the climate crisis threatens our health and what we can do about it, Paul R. Epstein and Dan Ferber ; foreword by Jeffrey Sachs

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Changing planet, changing health, how the climate crisis threatens our health and what we can do about it, Paul R. Epstein and Dan Ferber ; foreword by Jeffrey Sachs

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-346) and index

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non fiction

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Changing planet, changing health

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bibliography

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Paul R. Epstein and Dan Ferber ; foreword by Jeffrey Sachs

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how the climate crisis threatens our health and what we can do about it

Summary

"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" --, Provided by publisher"Spotlights the threats of global warming and offers a systems approach for possible treatments. Decades spent as a physician and public health scientist have allowed Dr. Epstein to examine and now comment on the dynamics of global politics, climate change, and global health. Together with journalist Dan Ferber, he expresses a fundamental need for communities (of all scales) and industries (of all kinds) to reach together for a low-carbon economy. They make their argument by combining personal accounts with accurate histories and industry case studies. What enfolds is a prescriptive narrative for repairing an ailing planet" --, Provided by publisher

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How the climate crisis threatens our health and what we can do about it

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