Climate Change, Public Health, and the Law

Herausgeber: Burger, Michael; Gundlach, Justin

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is primarily for the benefit of public health and environmental law professionals as well as policymakers in the United States and in the international public health sector. It will facilitate efforts to develop, improve, and carry out policy responses at the international, federal, state, and local levels.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 468
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 150mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 638g
• ISBN-13: 9781108405522
• ISBN-10: 1108405525
• Artikelnr.: 57381862

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction and overview Michael Burger and
Justin Gundlach; 2. Duty to protect public health from the impacts of
climate change Michael Burger; 3. Public health sector's challenges and
responses Jill Krueger and Colleen Healy Boufides; Part II. Cross-Cutting
Issues: 4. Government speech and the first amendment: what the government
may say about climate change and public health risks David C. Vladeck; 5.
Disease surveillance Jason Smith and Chandra Ganesh; 6. The built
environment Justin Gundlach and Jennifer Klein; Part III. Impacts and
Interventions: 7. Heat Sara Hoverter; 8. Extreme coastal storm events, sea
level rise, storm surge, and ocean acidification as public health threats
Robin Kundis Craig; 9. Infectious disease Lindsay F. Wiley; 10. Food
security and food sovereignty in climate change adaptation Margot Pollans;
11. Migration Maxine Burkett; Part IV. Interplay with International and
Domestic Environmental Law: 12. International impacts and responses William
Onzivu; 13. How existing environmental laws respond to climate change and
its mitigation Justin Gundlach; 14. Incorporating public health assessments
into climate change action Jessica Wentz.