کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4423804 1308845 2008 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Critical linkages between land-use transition and human health in the Himalayan region
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم محیط زیست شیمی زیست محیطی
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Critical linkages between land-use transition and human health in the Himalayan region
چکیده انگلیسی

This article reviews critical linkages between land-use transition and human health in the Himalayan region by applying ecosystem approaches to human health (or EcoHealth). Land-use transition in the Himalayan and similar regions includes sedentarization, agricultural intensification, habitat modification, migration, change of livelihoods and lifestyles, biodiversity loss, and increasing flash floods. These transitions, which can have impacts on human health, are driven by state policies, a market economy, and climate change. Human health is dependent on access to ecosystem services for food, nutrition, medicine, fiber and shelter, fresh water, and clear air. Ecosystem management has been a key means of controlling disease vectors and creating suitable habitats for human well-being. The paper identifies the web of environmental factors that influence human health. Institutional and policy issues for land-use and health transitions are also discussed.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Environment International - Volume 34, Issue 2, February 2008, Pages 239–247
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