Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies for Human Health.

Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies for Human Health. - xxv, 449 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

"Published on behalf of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe."

Includes bibliographical references.

Climatic variability and change across Europe / Glenn R. McGregor -- Adaptation assessment for public health / Hans-Martin Fussel, Richard J.T. Klein, Kristie L. Ebi -- Heat-waves and human health / R.Sari Kovats, Gred Jendritzky et al. -- Floods and human health / Kristie L. Ebi et al. -- Vector-and rodent-borne diseases / Kristie L. Ebi, Bettina Menne -- Climate, weather and enteric diseases / R. Sari Kovats, Cristina Tirado et al. -- Policy implications for climate change-related health risks / Kristie L. Ebi, Ian Burton, Bettina Menne -- Valuing the mortality effects of heat-waves / Anna Alberini, Aline Chiabai, Giuseppe Nocella -- The value of a statistical life in the Czech Republic: evidence from a contingent valuation study / Anna Alberini ... [et al.] -- Implications of the SRES scenarios for human health in Europe -- Conclusions / Bettina Menne, Kristie L. Ebi.

3798515913 (alk. paper) 9783798515918 (alk. paper)

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Medical climatology--Europe.
Climatic changes--Health aspects--Europe.
Human beings--Effect of climate on--Europe.
Global warming--Health aspects--Europe.

RA845 / .C65 2006

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