Oceans And Human Health

Author : Patrick J. Walsh,Sharon Smith,Lora Fleming,Helena Solo-Gabriele,William H. Gerwick
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 669 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080877822

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Oceans and Human Health by Patrick J. Walsh,Sharon Smith,Lora Fleming,Helena Solo-Gabriele,William H. Gerwick Pdf

Oceans and Human Health highlights an unprecedented collaboration of environmental scientists, ecologists and physicians working together on this important new discipline, to the benefit of human health and ocean environmental integrity alike. Oceanography, toxicology, natural products chemistry, environmental microbiology, comparative animal physiology, epidemiology and public health are all long established areas of research in their own right and all contribute data and expertise to an integrated understanding of the ways in which ocean biology and chemistry affect human health for better or worse. This book introduces this topic to researchers and advanced students interested in this emerging field, enabling them to see how their research fits into the broader interactions between the aquatic environment and human health. Color illustrations of aquatic life and oceanic phenomena such as hurricanes and algal blooms Numerous case studies Socio-economic and Ethical Analyses place the science in a broader context Study questions for each chapter to assist students and instructors Risks and remedies sections to help define course modules for instruction

Author : Lora Fleming,Lota B. Alcantara Creencia,William H. Gerwick,Hong Ching Goh,Matthew O. Gribble,Bruce Maycock,Helena Solo-Gabriele
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323952286

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Oceans and Human Health by Lora Fleming,Lota B. Alcantara Creencia,William H. Gerwick,Hong Ching Goh,Matthew O. Gribble,Bruce Maycock,Helena Solo-Gabriele Pdf

Oceans and Human Health: Opportunities and Impacts, Second Edition explores the inextricably interconnected and complex relationship between oceans and humans. Through the lens of the expanding oceans and human health meta-discipline, this work examines the many invaluable ecosystem services offered by oceans as well as the global anthropogenic impacts, and explores the associated risks and benefits to human health. Written and edited by an interdisciplinary team of experts, the book features international perspectives on the resources available to address these benefits and risks, including enhanced research, policy, and community engagement. The book concludes by examining the future of ocean stewardship and how global populations can unite to nurture and promote our life-enhancing relationship with oceans. This is an indispensable resource for students, researchers, communities, and industry specialists in marine sciences, public health, and international policy. Addresses benefits, opportunities, risks, and impacts resulting from the relationship between oceans and humans, informed by more than 100 international authors Identifies and links necessary tools to relevant disciplines for action, and provides illustrative international case studies Covers scientific, socioeconomic, political, and ethical analyses behind the latest ocean and human health research Provides study questions and horizon scans at the end of each chapter to encourage individual thought and action, offering a resource for course instructors, students, and communities

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Environmental Exposure
ISBN : OCLC:255671481

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The Oceans and Human Health by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert E. Bowen,Michael H. Depledge,Cinnamon P. Carlarne,Lora E. Fleming
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781118828441

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Oceans and Human Health by Robert E. Bowen,Michael H. Depledge,Cinnamon P. Carlarne,Lora E. Fleming Pdf

Human health and well-being are tied to the vitality of the globalocean and coastal systems on which so many live and rely. Weengage with these extraordinary environments to enhance both ourhealth and our well-being. But, we need to recognize thatintroducing contaminants and otherwise altering these ocean systemscan harm human health and well-being in significant and substantialways. These are complex, challenging, and critically importantthemes. How the human relationship to the oceans evolves incoming decades may be one of the most important connections inunderstanding our personal and social well-being. Yet, ourunderstanding of this relationship is far too limited. This remarkable volume brings experts from diverse disciplinesand builds a workable understanding of breadth anddepth of the processes – both social and environmental– that will help us to limit future costs and enhance thebenefits of sustainable marine systems. In particular, theauthors have developed a shared view that the global coastalenvironment is under threat through intensified natural resourceutilization, as well as changes to global climate and otherenvironmental systems. All these changes contributeindividually, but more importantly cumulatively, to higher risksfor public health and to the global burden of disease. This pioneering book will be of value to advanced undergraduateand postgraduate students taking courses in public health,environmental, economic, and policy fields. Additionally, thetreatment of these complex systems is of essential value to thepolicy community responsible for these questions and to the broaderaudience for whom these issues are more directly connected to theirown health and well-being. "The seas across this planet and their effects on human societyand its destiny are a fascinating subject for analysis and insightsderived from intellectual inquiry. This diverse and complex subjectnecessarily requires a blending of knowledge from differentdisciplines, which the authors of this volume have achieved withremarkable success." "The following pages in this volume are written in a lucid andvery readable style, and provide a wealth of knowledge andinsightful analysis, which is a rare amalgam of multi-disciplinaryperspectives and unique lines of intellectual inquiry. It isvaluable to get a volume such as this, which appeals as much to anon-specialist reader as it does to those who are specialists inthe diverse but interconnected subjects covered in thisvolume." (From the "Foreword" written by, R K Pachauri, Director General,TERI and Chairman, IPCC)

Author : William Cheung,Yoshitaka Ota,Andres Cisneros-Montemayor
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128179468

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Predicting Future Oceans by William Cheung,Yoshitaka Ota,Andres Cisneros-Montemayor Pdf

Predicting Future Oceans: Sustainability of Ocean and Human Systems Amidst Global Environmental Change provides a synthesis of our knowledge of the future state of the oceans. The editors undertake the challenge of integrating diverse perspectives—from oceanography to anthropology—to exhibit the changes in ecological conditions and their socioeconomic implications. Each contributing author provides a novel perspective, with the book as a whole collating scholarly understandings of future oceans and coastal communities across the world. The diverse perspectives, syntheses and state-of-the-art natural and social sciences contributions are led by past and current research fellows and principal investigators of the Nereus Program network. This includes members at 17 leading research institutes, addressing themes such as oceanography, biodiversity, fisheries, mariculture production, economics, pollution, public health and marine policy. This book is a comprehensive resource for senior undergraduate and postgraduate readers studying social and natural science, as well as practitioners working in the field of natural resources management and marine conservation. Provides a synthesis of our knowledge on the future state of the oceans Includes recommendations on how to move forwards Highlights key social aspects linked to ocean ecosystems, including health, equity and sovereignty

Author : Natasja M. Krogh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1536179930

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The Impact of Marine Debris on Oceans, the Environment, Wildlife, and Human Health by Natasja M. Krogh Pdf

Plastics last for centuries in the natural environment and are found nearly everywhere on our planet. An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic enter the oceans each year at a rate of about one garbage truck per minute, threatening biodiversity and accumulating in the seafood and in the water as discussed in chapter 1. Chapter 2 will examine the issues of man-made trash that is polluting the oceans, also known as marine debris. This marine debris can range from metals, glass, rubber, paper, textiles, and plastic.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Maine pollution
ISBN : PURD:32754077089211

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Oceans and Human Health Act by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Pdf

Author : Shimshon Belkin,Rita R. Colwell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 1441920129

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Oceans and Health: by Shimshon Belkin,Rita R. Colwell Pdf

It is surprising how little is actually known about the fate of wastewater bacteria once they enter the sea. This wide-ranging work is one of the first to unravel the mechanisms determining bacterial sensitivity or survival under these conditions.

Author : Ronald E. Hester
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781849732406

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Marine Pollution and Human Health by Ronald E. Hester Pdf

This book discusses marine pathogens, pollution, and toxic algal blooms and their impact on coastal ecosystems and human health.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Trademarks
ISBN : PSU:000066191131

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Anonim Pdf

Author : Salvatore Aric-
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107100138

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Ocean Sustainability in the 21st Century by Salvatore Aric- Pdf

This book describes emerging and unresolved sustainability issues related to the oceans and marine environment, for policy makers, students and academics.

Author : Kevin Conrad
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030550127

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From Hurricanes to Epidemics by Kevin Conrad Pdf

This book provides a complete and current overview of the correlation between ocean conditions and human health, publishing comprehensively for the first time on the direct interactions among oceanography, marine biology and impacts on human health. Specifically the text addresses how changing ocean conditions result in health impacts and disruptions, with a focus on cases in the USA. The changing ocean conditions that are discussed include diminishing marine biodiversity, climactic changes such as intensified weather events, shifting sea currents and increasing sea temperature. The book addresses the resulting health issues brought about by these various ocean conditions, such as emerging infectious diseases, starvation and poisoning among impacted communities, toxic algae blooms, threatened ecosystems, and other future implications. The text was developed in conjunction with scientists from Brown University, the University of Rhode Island, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of California at Riverside and Ochsner Health, all located in areas deeply impacted by the changing Oceans. The book will be of interest to marine research scientists, health care professionals, students, and general enthusiasts of oceanography and health.

Author : Drew Harvell
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520382985

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Ocean Outbreak by Drew Harvell Pdf

There is a growing crisis in our oceans: mysterious outbreaks of infectious disease are on the rise. Marine epidemics can cause mass die-offs of wildlife from the bottom to the top of food chains, impacting the health of ocean ecosystems as well as lives on land. Portending global environmental disaster, ocean outbreaks are fueled by warming seas, sewage dumping, unregulated aquaculture, and drifting plastic. Ocean Outbreak follows renowned scientist Drew Harvell and her colleagues into the field as they investigate how four iconic marine animals—corals, abalone, salmon, and starfish—have been devastated by disease. Based on over twenty years of research, this firsthand account of the sometimes gradual, sometimes exploding impact of disease on our ocean’s biodiversity ends with solutions and a call to action. Only through policy changes and the implementation of innovative solutions from nature can we reduce major outbreaks, save some ocean ecosystems, and protect our fragile environment.

Author : Phillip S. Levin,Melissa R. Poe
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780128092989

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Conservation for the Anthropocene Ocean by Phillip S. Levin,Melissa R. Poe Pdf

Conservation for the Anthropocene Ocean: Interdisciplinary Science in Support of Nature and People emphasizes strategies to better connect the practice of marine conservation with the needs and priorities of a growing global human population. It conceptualizes nature and people as part of shared ecosystems, with interdisciplinary methodologies and science-based applications for coupled sustainability. A central challenge facing conservation is the development of practical means for addressing the interconnectedness of ecosystem health and human well-being, advancing the fundamental interdisciplinary science that underlies conservation practice, and implementing this science in decisions to manage, preserve, and restore ocean ecosystems. Though humans have intentionally and unintentionally reshaped their environments for thousands of years, the scale and scope of human influence upon the oceans in the Anthropocene is unprecedented. Ocean science has increased our knowledge of the threats and impacts to ecological integrity, yet the unique scale and scope of changes increases uncertainty about responses of dynamic socio-ecological systems. Thus, to understand and protect the biodiversity of the ocean and ameliorate the negative impacts of ocean change on people, it is critical to understand human beliefs, values, behaviors, and impacts. Conversely, on a human-dominated planet, it is impossible to understand and address human well-being and chart a course for sustainable use of the oceans without understanding the implications of environmental change for human societies that depend on marine ecosystems and resources. This work therefore presents a timely, needed, and interdisciplinary approach to the conservation of our oceans. Helps marine conservation scientists apply principles from oceanography, ecology, anthropology, economics, political science, and other natural and social sciences to manage and preserve marine biodiversity Facilitates understanding of how and why social and environmental processes are coupled in the quest to achieve healthy and sustainable oceans Uses a combination of expository material, practical approaches, and forward-looking theoretical discussions to enhance value for readers as they consider conservation research, management and planning

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Marine pharmacology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050559348

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Oceans and Human Health Reauthorization Act of 2010 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Pdf