World resources, 1998-99 : : a guide to the global environment : environmental change and human health

Corporate Authors: World Resources Institute., United Nations Environment Programme., World Bank., United Nations Development Programme.
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford: Oxford University Press, c1998..
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Table of Contents:
  • Pt.I Environmental change and human health : Linking environment and health
  • Changing environments, changing health
  • Improving health through environmental action
  • Guest commentaries : Roberto Bertollini ; Clyde Hertzman ; Michael Dorsey ; Devra Lee Davis ; K.J. Nath ; Carolyn Stephens
  • Regional profiles : Damming the Senegal River ; China's health and environment
  • Appendix : Environmental risks to human health : new indicators
  • Pt.II Global environmental trends : Critical trends : Population and human well-being ; Feeding the world ; Production and consumption ; The global commons ; Resources at risk ; Regions at a glance
  • Pt.III Data tables : Economic indicators
  • Population and human development
  • Health
  • Urban data
  • Food and agriculture
  • Forests and land cover
  • Fresh water
  • Oceans and fisheries
  • Biodiversity
  • Energy and materials
  • Atmosphere and climate.