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Populations can only be maintained in good health if ecosystems remain intact. Professor McMichael studies and evaluates the above problems and the scientific uncertainty inherent in these issues in a broad biological, historical, and social context. The book also explores the relationships between the world’s rich and poor, and their effects on the environment. However, the primary focus is on the health of Homo sapiens in an ecological context.
For the book : The planet at a critical juncture
The health—and perhaps the survival—of the human species is facing a new threat. Population growth, technological development, and increased consumption are straining the Earth’s capacity to absorb, renew, and repair. These global environmental problems pose health risks because, in addition to causing local pollution, they are also wearing down life-support systems. Have we, humans, become an “endangered species”? The risk of skin cancer and cataracts due to ozone depletion is quite obvious. Health is also at risk from heat waves and hurricanes related to the greenhouse effect. However, the indirect health impacts that come from climate change’s impact on food production and the spread of infectious diseases may prove more “insidious.” Similar risks include immunosuppression due to ultraviolet radiation, soil erosion due to overexploitation, depletion of water reserves, and the loss of genetic and biological resources that could be used to produce food and medicines. Additional health risks are created by the rapid growth of urban centers. Populations can only be maintained in good health if ecosystems remain intact. Professor McMichael studies and evaluates the above problems and the scientific uncertainty inherent in these issues in a broad biological, historical, and social context. The book also explores the relationships between the world’s rich and poor, and their effects on the environment. However, the primary focus is on the health of Homo sapiens in an ecological context.
| Dimensions | 16 × 24 cm |
|---|---|
| Publication | Lychnos Publications |
| ISBN | The planet at a critical juncture: 960–7097–47–5 |
| Pages | The planet at a critical juncture: 408 |
| Author | A. J. Michael |
Two Homilies of Basil the Great with a purely pedagogical character are contained in the present volume. They aim to cultivate and shape the spiritual and moral development of young people, using classical and Christian literature as an instrument.
For all the women who are doing more than they can—regardless of where and how they do that more—these thoughts provide support and inspiration and create the potential for positive change in their lives.
Tony Anatrella questioning the correctness of the strategy adopted for the fight against AIDS and investigating the effects on the mental health of adolescents of the way in which society presents sexual education issues, such as contraception and abortion, in the book “Le sexe oublie” he combines the information and clarity of the psychoanalyst with the concept of values.
Basil the Great answers with an inductive style and unwavering argumentation to the usual, and in our days, questions: What is the cause of evil? Who is to blame for all the unpleasant things that happen? Why does God not prevent evil?
