Green Health
An A-to-Z Guide
Format:Hardback
Publisher:SAGE Publications Inc
Published:18th Aug '11
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Green Health: An A-to-Z Guide examines the green movement within the contexts of personal health and the healthcare industry, focusing on consumer lifestyles and how they affect resource conservation, pollution prevention, and environmental management. The scope of the title involves the societal goals of protecting human health and reducing the ecological footprint of healthcare.
With approximately 150 signed entries written from global viewpoints by university professors and experts, Green Health: An A-to-Z Guide explores topics ranging from ecologically sustainable pharmaceuticals to the health risks of fossil fuels, biological stressors, the precautionary principle and wellness, organic food and health, hazardous waste, drinking water, the greening of healthcare, and more. Vivid photographs, searchable hyperlinks, numerous cross references, an extensive resource guide, and a clear, accessible writing style make the Green Society volumes ideal for classroom use as well as for research.
“This should be a useful set of publications on a timely topic….” -- CHOICE
ISBN: 9781412996884
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1390g
592 pages