David Waltner-Toews

Ecosystem Sustainability and Health

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume focuses on solutions to complex ecological problems with the objective of developing a new science for sustainability. Improving the health of people and animals, and improving the health, integrity or sustainability of ecosystems are laudable and important objectives. Can we do both? No ecosystems are untouched by human activity, and it appears that the world's ecosystems are reaching the limits of their ability to adapt to human impacts. The book draws on fields as diverse as epidemiology and participatory action research, philosophy and environmental sciences to examine this vital issue.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 456g
• ISBN-13: 9780521824781
• ISBN-10: 0521824788
• Artikelnr.: 21912198

Autorenporträt

David Waltner-Toews is an internationally celebrated veterinary epidemiologist specializing in ecosystem approaches to health and disease. Founding president of Veterinarians without Borders-Canada, he was awarded the World Small Animal Veterinary Association-Covetrus International Veterinary Community Service Award, which recognizes veterinarians who have exhibited exceptional acts of valour and commitment in the face of adversity to service the community. He was also the recipient of the inaugural award for contributions to ecosystem approaches to health from The International Association for Ecology and Health. Waltner-Toews is the author of more than twenty books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, including, most recently, "On Pandemics: Deadly Diseases from Bubonic Plague to Coronavirus" (Greystone Books, 2020) and ?The Inter-Pandemic Backyard Chicken Book: a retirement memoir? (Doft Ivanovitch Books, 2020).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Presenting complaint
2. The clinical examination: asking questions, getting data
3. Making a diagnosis: synthesising information from data
4. Setting goals: where do we want to go?
5. Achieving goals: managing and monitoring
6. Responding to change: AMESH and the never ending story
Readings and references
Acknowledgements
Index.