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01-03-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Changing Discourses in Climate Health: An Anti-disciplinary Perspective

Authors: Michael Allen, Muge Akpinar-Elci

Published in: EcoHealth | Issue 1/2016

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In the June issue of EcoHealth, Dudley et al. (2015) clearly articulated the wide range of health impacts associated with climate change—extreme events, expanding domains of vector-borne diseases, emotional distress, and political instability. The timely synthesis highlights the potential for climate change to “be the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century” (Watts et al. 2015). As population increases, global temperatures rises, and the impact of climate change is felt around the world, governments must work together in an effort to reduce global inequality and enhance resilience (Watts et al. 2015). …

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Title: Changing Discourses in Climate Health: An Anti-disciplinary Perspective
Authors: Michael Allen
Muge Akpinar-Elci
Publication date: 01-03-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: EcoHealth / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1612-9202
Electronic ISSN: 1612-9210
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1083-7

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