Frederica Perera

Children's Health and the Peril of Climate Change

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Produktbeschreibung

Children's Health and the Peril of Climate Change exposes the twin threats of climate change and air pollution on children's health and plans a roadmap to a brighter future with tangible solutions for governments, businesses, and individuals today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 164mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9780197588161
• ISBN-10: 0197588166
• Artikelnr.: 65955129

Autorenporträt

Frederica Perera, MPH, DrPH, PhD, is Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health and Founding Director of the Center for Children's Environmental Health at Columbia University. Dr. Perera is internationally recognized for her pioneering research using novel methods to link exposure to air pollution and toxic chemicals to developmental disorders and illness in children, with the goal of preventing those harms. She is the author of over 350 peer-reviewed articles and has received numerous honors.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
PART I: What We Know
Chapter 1. Fossil Fuel: The Many Headed Hydra
Chapter 2. Children Are Not Just Little Adults: Why They Bear the Brunt
Chapter 3. A Myriad of Health Impacts
Chapter 4. All Children Are Not Equal
PART II: What We Can Do About It
Chapter 5. Power and Voice
Chapter 6. Solutions Now
Chapter 7. Success Stories
Chapter 8. The Way Forward