Climate Change and Air Pollution : The Impact on Human Health in Developed and Developing Countries / edited by Rais Akhtar, Cosimo Palagiano.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Akhtar, Rais, 1946- editor.

Palagiano, Cosimo, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Earth and Environmental Science (Springer-11646)

Springer climate 2352-0698

Springer Climate, 2352-0698

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air--Pollution.

Air.

Climatic changes.

Atmospheric science.

Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.

Climate Change Management and Policy.

Atmospheric Sciences.

Local Subjects:

Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.

Climate Change Management and Policy.

Atmospheric Sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIV, 430 pages) : 105 illustrations, 68 illustrations in color.

Edition:

First edition 2018.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book discusses regional and international climate-change, air- pollution and human-health scenarios. The research, from both industrialized and developing countries, focuses on region-specific perspectives of climate change impacts on air pollution. After analyzing the variations of climate data over recent decades, the authors consider the different effects of climate change on air pollution and health. As stressed by the IPCC, "pollen, smoke and ozone levels are likely to increase in a warming world, affecting the health of residents of major cities. Rising temperatures will worsen air quality through a combination of more ozone in cities, bigger wild fires and worse pollen outbreaks," according to a major UN climate report. The report follows the World Health Organization in finding that air pollution is the world's greatest environmental health risk, killing 7 million people in 2014 (compared to 0.4 million deaths due to malaria). Deteriorating air quality will most affect the elderly, children, people with chronic ill-health and expectant mothers. Another report suggests that more than 5.5 million people die prematurely each year due to air pollution with over half of those deaths occurring in China and India. A study on the air pollution in the USA,suggests that more than half of US population lives in areas with potentially dangerous air pollution, and about six out of 10 of the top cities for air pollution in the USA are located in the state of California. In the face of future climate change, scientists have urged stronger emission controls to avoid worsening air pollution and the associated exacerbation of health problems, especially in more populated regions of the world. It is hoped that the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement will help minimize air pollution. Additionally the authors consider the various measures that different countries and groups of countries, like the European Union, have adopted to mitigate the problems arising from climate change and to safeguard the health of population. The book examines the increasing incidence of diseases largely caused by climate change. The countries/regions covered in this study include the USA, Northern Europe (U.K).,Southern Europe ( Italy), Canada, Australia, East Asia, Russia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Caribbean countries, and Argentina.

Contents:

Foreword

Introductory

Climate Change And Air Pollution: An Introduction

Air Quality In Changing Climate: Implications For Health Impacts

International Conferences On Sustainable Development And Climate From Rio De Janeiro To Paris

COP 21 in Paris: Politics of Climate Change

Case Studies :Developed Countries/Regions

Climate Change Impacts On Air Pollution In Northern Europe

The Impact Of Climate Change And Air Pollution In The Southern European Countries

Climate Change And Air Pollution In Canada: The Gigantic Dwarf Of The North

Climate Change, Forest Fires And Health In California

Air Pollution And Climate Change In Australia: A Triple Burden

Epidemiological Consequences Of Climate Change (With Special Reference To Malaria In Russia)

Climate Change And Projections Of Temperature-Related Mortality

Climate Change And Air Quality In Southeastern China: Hong Kong Study

Case Studies: Developing Countries/ Regions

Trends And Seasonal Variations Of Climate, Air Quality, And Mortality In Three Major Cities In Taiwan

Climate Change And Urban Air Pollution Health Impacts In Indonesia

Climate Change And Air Pollution In Malaysia

Climate Change, Air Pollution, And Human Health In Bangkok

Climate Change, Air Pollution And Human Health In Delhi, India

Climate Change And Air Pollution In Mumbai

Climate Change, Air Pollution And Health In South Africa

The Impact Of Climate Change And Air Pollution On The Caribbean

Compounding Factors: Air Pollution And Climate Variability In Mexico City

Air Pollution, Climate Change And Human Health In Brazil

Global Climate Change,Air Pollution and Infectious Diseases in Effects in Argentina

Climate Change And Air Pollution In East Asia: Taking Trans-Boundary Air Pollution Into Account

Conclusion

Summary And Conclusion. .

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-319-61346-8

9783319613468

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