Author : Aletta Bonn
Release : 2020-10-09
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 814/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change by : Aletta Bonn

Download or read book Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change written by Aletta Bonn. This book was released on 2020-10-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book identifies and discusses biodiversity's contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the book identifies the implications of this relationship for nature conservation, public health, landscape architecture and urban planning - and considers the opportunities of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation. This transdisciplinary book will attract a wide audience interested in biodiversity, ecology, resource management, public health, psychology, urban planning, and landscape architecture. The emphasis is on multiple human health benefits from biodiversity - in particular with respect to the increasing challenge of climate change. This makes the book unique to other books that focus either on biodiversity and physical health or natural environments and mental wellbeing. The book is written as a definitive 'go-to' book for those who are new to the field of biodiversity and health. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.