Built environment interventions for human and planetary health: integrating health in climate change adaptation and mitigation

• Main Authors: Jason H Prior (Author), Irena LC Connon (Author), Erica McIntyre (Author), Jon Adams (Author), Anthony Capon (Author), Jennifer Kent (Author), Chris Rissel (Author), Leena E Thomas (Author), Susan M Thompson (Author), Harriet Westcott (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sax Institute, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Human-generated climate change is causing adverse health effects through multiple direct pathways (e.g. heatwaves, sea-level rise, storm frequency and intensity) and indirect pathways (e.g. food and water insecurity, social instability). Although the health system has a key role to play...