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20 Apr 2018 |
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Geographic variation in opinions on climate change at state and local scales in the USA
Addressing climate change in the United States requires enactment of national, state and local mitigation and adaptation policies. The success of these initiatives depends on public opinion, policy support and behaviours at appropriate scales. Public opinion, however, is typically measured with national surveys that obscure ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate, conflict, and social stability: what does the evidence say?
Are violent conflict and socio-polit ical stability associated with changes in climatological variables? We examine 50 rigorous quantitative studies on this question and find consistent support for a causal association between climatological changes and various conflict outcomes, at spatial scales ranging from individual buildings to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Constraints and barriers to public health adaptation to climate change: a review of the literature
Public health adaptation to climate change is an important issue and inevitably is needed to address the adverse health impacts of climate change over the next few decades. This paper provides an overview of the constraints and barriers to public health adaptation and explores future research directions in this emerging field. An ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The importance of health co-benefits in macroeconomic assessments of UK Greenhouse Gas emission reduction strategies
We employ a single-country dynamically-recursive Computable General Equilibrium model to make health-focussed macroeconomic assessments of three contingent UK Greenhouse Gas (GHG) mitigation strategies, designed to achieve 2030 emission targets as suggested by the UK Committee on Climate Change. In contrast to previous assessment ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Impact of Climate Conditions on Occupational Health and Related Economic Losses: A New Feature of Global and Urban Health in the Context of Climate Change
One feature of climate change is the increasing heat exposure in many workplaces where efficient cooling systems cannot be applied. Excessive heat exposure is a particular problem for working people because of the internal heat production when muscle work is carried out. The physiological basis for severe heat stroke, other clinical ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Black carbon exposure, socioeconomic and racial/ethnic spatial polarization, and the Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE)
Background Scant data quantify associations between economic and racial/ethnic spatial polarization and individual’s exposure to pollution. Methods We linked data on the socioeconomic position (SEP) of 1757 urban working class white, black, and Latino adults (age 25–64; Boston, MA: 2003–2004; 2008–2010) to: (1) ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Potential effects of global environmental changes on cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis transmission
Global climate change will affect the viability and spread of zoonotic parasites, while agricultural land use changes will influence infection sources and reservoirs. The health impact of these environmental changes will depend on the social, economic and physical resilience of the population. This review describes the influence of ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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What can individuals do to reduce personal health risks from air pollution?
In many areas of the world, concentrations of ambient air pollutants exceed levels associated with increased risk of acute and chronic health problems. While effective policies to reduce emissions at their sources are clearly preferable, some evidence supports the effectiveness of individual actions to reduce exposure and health ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The health benefits of urban green spaces: a review of the evidence
BACKGROUND: Urban development projects can be costly and have health impacts. An evidence-based approach to urban planning is therefore essential. However, the evidence for physical and non-physical health benefits of urban green space is unclear. METHODS: A literature search of academic and grey literature was conducted for studies ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Collective violence caused by climate change and how it threatens health and human rights
The weight of scientific evidence indicates that climate change is causally associated with collective violence. This evidence arises from individual studies over wide ranges of time and geographic location, and from two extensive meta-analyses. Complex pathways that underlie this association are not fully understood; however, ...