
Biodiversity and Health
Linking Life, Ecosystems and Societies
Description
Key Features
- Presents the first book to give a broad and integrated overview of the scientific disciplines that contribute to health
- From evolutionary ecology, to laws and policies, this book explores the links between health and biodiversity
- Demonstrates how ecological sciences, environmental sciences, medical sciences, and social sciences may contribute to improve human health
Readership
Students and researchers in the fields of biodiversity, ecology and evolution of diseases, animal and human health, evolutionary medicine and anthropology of health and medicine, as well as a broader audience from conservation ecology and policies. Policy-makers, applied researchers and non-governmental organizations involved in environmental management, conservation, and health policies as well as rural development
Table of Contents
1. A Brief History on the Links between Health and Biodiversity
2. Biodiversity, Cultural Diversity and Infectious Diseases
3. Loss of Biological Diversity and Emergence of Infectious Diseases
4. Loss of Biodiversity and Emergence of Non-infectious Diseases
5. Anthropogenic Stress
6. Biodiversity Response
7. Animal and Human Pharmacopoeias
8. Well-being
9. Ecosystem Services for Health and Biodiversity
10. Biodiversity and Health Scenarios
11. Governance of Biodiversity and Health
12. Ethics, Values and Responsibilities
13. The Role of Law, Justice and Scientific Knowledge in Health and Biodiversity
Product details
- No. of pages: 300
- Language: English
- Copyright: © ISTE Press - Elsevier 2017
- Published: November 22, 2017
- Imprint: ISTE Press - Elsevier
- Hardcover ISBN: 9781785481154
- eBook ISBN: 9780081011676