Health and Climate Change: Unraveling the Connections researches the linkages between climate change and human health as reported from Mexico, the UK, USA, India, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Cameroon. The book's chapters cover the multidimensional impacts of climate change on various aspects such as habitability, biodiversity, natural resources, and human health. This information from developed and developing countries will be of immense interest to the global audience of researchers, activists, governments, and others.
Climate change, one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century, has serious adverse effects on human health. Extreme climate events increase mortality and morbidity, the prevalence of water- and vector-borne diseases, malnutrition, and respiratory diseases. Climate change has serious effects on mental health. Mental health is impacted directly and indirectly resulting in mental illnesses and suicidal mortality. Global heating, due to the increasing greenhouse effect, has disturbed the energetic balance of the Earth and destroyed its fragile climate. It is creating an atmospheric imbalance with toxins that are affecting the human nervous system and, thereby, impacting health.
1. Health and Climate Change - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. About the editors - p. Page vii 9. About the authors - p. Page ix 10. Foreword I - p. Page xxxi 11. Foreword II - p. Page xxxiii 12. Preface - p. Page xxxiv 13. Acknowledgments - p. Page xxxv 14. Acronyms - p. Page xxxvi 15. List of Illustrations - p. Page xliii 16. List of Tables - p. Page xliv 17. Chapter 1 : Global warming impacts on earth: damage to human health - p. Page xliv 18. Chapter 2 : Understanding the dynamics of climate stress and mental health in urban and rural India - p. Page 25 19. Chapter 3 : The intricate relationship between the human brain and anthropogenic global warming: impact of global warming on mental health - p. Page 44 20. Chapter 4 : Scorching heat impact on health: increasing deaths from mental health problems - p. Page 65 21. Chapter 5 : Proposal for postmetaphysical thinking to face the challenge of the Anthropocene and climate change - p. Page 90 22. Chapter 6 : Enemies of the hormones: microplastics and endocrine disruptors impacting public health - p. Page 114 23. Chapter 7 : Effects of plastics and microplastics on marine ecosystems: a global review - p. Page 143 24. Chapter 8 : The impact of Sargassum on human and environmental health: a study in Mexico - p. Page 167 25. Chapter 9 : Massive presence of Sargassum on the coasts of Quintana Roo, Mexico, and its relationship with human health and air quality - p. Page 218 26. Chapter 10 : Our children’s health depends on climate action - p. Page 232 27. Chapter 11 : Climate change and health issues: an Afrocentric perspective - p. Page 248 28. Chapter 12 : Climate change impact on health in Bangladesh - p. Page 262 29. Chapter 13 : Climate change and its impact on women in South Asia: evidence from a gender lens - p. Page 283 30. Chapter 14 : Civilization resilience: a new perspective for addressing climate change and health threats - p. Page 305 31. Chapter 15 : Unraveling mental health effects of extreme climate in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scooping discrete choice case study in Nigeria - p. Page 331 32. Chapter 16 : A case for nature: the climate and public health co-benefits of nature-based solutions - p. Page 359 33. Chapter 17 : Active participation of youth in addressing climate change issues - p. Page 379 34. Chapter 18 : Climate change, health, and leadership: a 4M approach to complex challenges using Integral Theory - p. Page 400 35. Chapter 19 : Facing the climate-human health challenge: role of governmental and nongovernmental organizations in India - p. Page 421 36. Chapter 20 : Climate change–WASH services–health nexus: the Indian case - p. Page 454 37. Chapter 21 : The giving economy: a future of negatively priced goods and services - p. Page 475 38. Index - p. Page 492
Health and Climate Change: Unraveling the Connections researches the linkages between climate change and human health as reported from Mexico, the UK, USA, India, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Cameroon. The book's chapters cover the multidimensional impacts of climate change on various aspects such as habitability, biodiversity, natural resources, and human health. This information from developed and developing countries will be of immense interest to the global audience of researchers, activists, governments, and others.
Climate change, one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century, has serious adverse effects on human health. Extreme climate events increase mortality and morbidity, the prevalence of water- and vector-borne diseases, malnutrition, and respiratory diseases. Climate change has serious effects on mental health. Mental health is impacted directly and indirectly resulting in mental illnesses and suicidal mortality. Global heating, due to the increasing greenhouse effect, has disturbed the energetic balance of the Earth and destroyed its fragile climate. It is creating an atmospheric imbalance with toxins that are affecting the human nervous system and, thereby, impacting health.
1. Health and Climate Change - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. About the editors - p. Page vii 9. About the authors - p. Page ix 10. Foreword I - p. Page xxxi 11. Foreword II - p. Page xxxiii 12. Preface - p. Page xxxiv 13. Acknowledgments - p. Page xxxv 14. Acronyms - p. Page xxxvi 15. List of Illustrations - p. Page xliii 16. List of Tables - p. Page xliv 17. Chapter 1 : Global warming impacts on earth: damage to human health - p. Page xliv 18. Chapter 2 : Understanding the dynamics of climate stress and mental health in urban and rural India - p. Page 25 19. Chapter 3 : The intricate relationship between the human brain and anthropogenic global warming: impact of global warming on mental health - p. Page 44 20. Chapter 4 : Scorching heat impact on health: increasing deaths from mental health problems - p. Page 65 21. Chapter 5 : Proposal for postmetaphysical thinking to face the challenge of the Anthropocene and climate change - p. Page 90 22. Chapter 6 : Enemies of the hormones: microplastics and endocrine disruptors impacting public health - p. Page 114 23. Chapter 7 : Effects of plastics and microplastics on marine ecosystems: a global review - p. Page 143 24. Chapter 8 : The impact of Sargassum on human and environmental health: a study in Mexico - p. Page 167 25. Chapter 9 : Massive presence of Sargassum on the coasts of Quintana Roo, Mexico, and its relationship with human health and air quality - p. Page 218 26. Chapter 10 : Our children’s health depends on climate action - p. Page 232 27. Chapter 11 : Climate change and health issues: an Afrocentric perspective - p. Page 248 28. Chapter 12 : Climate change impact on health in Bangladesh - p. Page 262 29. Chapter 13 : Climate change and its impact on women in South Asia: evidence from a gender lens - p. Page 283 30. Chapter 14 : Civilization resilience: a new perspective for addressing climate change and health threats - p. Page 305 31. Chapter 15 : Unraveling mental health effects of extreme climate in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scooping discrete choice case study in Nigeria - p. Page 331 32. Chapter 16 : A case for nature: the climate and public health co-benefits of nature-based solutions - p. Page 359 33. Chapter 17 : Active participation of youth in addressing climate change issues - p. Page 379 34. Chapter 18 : Climate change, health, and leadership: a 4M approach to complex challenges using Integral Theory - p. Page 400 35. Chapter 19 : Facing the climate-human health challenge: role of governmental and nongovernmental organizations in India - p. Page 421 36. Chapter 20 : Climate change–WASH services–health nexus: the Indian case - p. Page 454 37. Chapter 21 : The giving economy: a future of negatively priced goods and services - p. Page 475 38. Index - p. Page 492
