Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to planetary health / Jennifer Cole -- Key concepts in planetary health / Jennifer Cole -- The evolutionary biology approach : a natural baseline for human health / Jennifer Cole -- The natural capital approach : opportunities and challenges / Andrew Farlow -- The one earth approach : planetary health in an era of limits / Stephen Quilley and Katharine Zywert -- The transhuman approach : technoscience and nature / Alex Foster -- Trends in human health / Jennifer Cole -- The demographic transition / Jennifer Cole -- The epidemiological transition / Jennifer Cole -- The ecological transition / Jennifer Cole -- Agriculture : land use, food systems and biodiversity / Jennifer Cole -- Urbanization, living standards and sustainability / Jennifer Cole -- Energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and global warming / Jennifer Cole -- Environment protection : a key tool for planetary health / Jennifer Cole -- Conclusions : equity, distribution and planetary health / Jennifer Cole -- Climate change, land use and waterborne infectious disease / Janey Messina -- Sanitation, clean energy, and fertilizer / Jennifer Cole -- Trees, wellbeing, and urban greening / Alice Milner and Tim Harris -- Livestock, antibiotics, and GHG emissions / Harriet Bartlett.

Planetary Health - the idea that human health and the health of the environment are inextricably linked - encourages the preservation and sustainability of natural systems for the benefit of human health. Drawing from disciplines such as public health, environmental science, evolutionary anthropology, welfare economics, geography, policy and organizational theory, it addresses the challenges of the modern world, where human health and well-being is threatened by increasing pollution and climate change. This book, which contains 19 chapters, reviews ideas and approaches to the subject such as natural capital, ecological resilience, evolutionary biology, One Earth, transhumanism, demographic transition, epidemiological transition, ecological transition, food security, urbanization, living standards, sustainability, energy use, global warming, environmental protection and equity. It also sets out through case studies the main links between human health and environmental change, covering: (1) climate change, land use and waterborne infectious diseases; (2) sanitation, clean energy and fertilizer use; (3) trees, well-being and urban greening; and (4) livestock, antibiotics and greenhouse gas emissions. Providing an extensive overview of key theories and literature for academics and practitioners who are new to the field, this book also offers an important resource for students of a diverse range of subjects, including environmental sciences, animal sciences, geography and health.

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