Human health and forests: a global overview of issues, practice and policy

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Human health and forests: a global overview of issues, practice and policy

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Autor: Colfer, Carol J.P..
ISBN: 978-1-84407-532-4.
Editorial: Earthscan
Características: 2008, 400 Págs., 2008, Inglés, Cartoné.
Precio orientativo: 131,12 euros (IVA incluido).
Materia: Tecnologia medioambiental.
Sub-materia: Ecologia humana.

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Sinopsis de Human health and forests: a global overview of issues, practice and policy

Hundreds of millions of people live and work in forests across the world. One vital aspect of their lives, yet largely unexamined, is the challenge of protecting and enhancing the unique relationship between the health of forests and the health of people. This book, written for a broad audience, is the first comprehensive introduction to the issues surrounding the health of people living in and around forests, particularly in Asia, South America and Africa. INDICE: Foreword * Introduction * Part I: Synthetic Analyses * Human Health and Forests: An Overview * Health, Habitats and Medicinal Plant Use * The Nutritional Role of Forest Plant Foods for Rural Communities * Wood: The Fuel that Warms You Thrice * Forest Women, Health and Childbearing * The Gender Agenda and Tropical Forest Diseases * Bat-Borne Viral Diseases * Deforestation and Malaria: Revisiting the Human Ecology Perspective * Part II: Thematic and Regio...