A Guide to a Healthier Planet : Scientific Insights and Actionable Steps to Help Resolve Climate, Pollution and Biodiversity Issues / by Erlijn van Genuchten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Genuchten, Erlijn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Environmental management.

Sustainability.

Environmental Sciences.

Environmental Management.

Local Subjects:

Environmental Sciences.

Environmental Management.

Sustainability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 178 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This book focuses on closing the gap between scientific insights on pressing environmental issues that do not often reach the general public, and putting that scientific knowledge in the hands of everyday people who can use these insights to take action against climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. The goal of this work is to share fascinating facts about nature and sustainability to inspire taking action toward a healthier planet, and to provide ideas on how we can take action to solve environmental issues in an informed and easy-to-understand way. The chapters are sourced from the author's work published on medium.com/@ErlijnG with added content not available on medium.com. All chapters are based on open-access research articles covering various environmental issues and solutions that are not often disseminated in popular discourse but are nonetheless important for non-scientific audiences to understand and become familiar with. They allow readers to explore the broad range of concepts and issues and recognize the far-reaching consequences, and trigger the desire to take action. Also, each chapter provides concrete ideas of how we as individuals can take action in daily life to make a positive difference related to the issues described. The book is a multimodal work, as it includes images and videos that accompany the text.

Contents:

PartI. Climate Change

Chapter1. How Climate Change Impacts Our Future

Chapter2. How Climate Change Impacts Our Wine

Chapter3. How Climate Change Impacts Mental Health

Chapter4. How Climate Change Impacts The Safety of Bridges

Chapter5. Climate Solutions: Controlling CO2 Levels

Chapter6. Climate Solutions: Controlling Methane Levels

PartII. Pollution

Chapter7. How Plastic Pollution Impacts Our Environment

Chapter8. How Plastic Pollution Impacts Aquatic Animals

Chapter9. How Light Pollution Impacts Our Environment

Chapter10. How Heavy Metal Pollution Can Cause Parkinson Disease

Chapter11. Pollution Solutions: Removing Pollutants From Soil And Water

Chapter12. Pollution Solutions: Removing Pollutants From Air

PartIII. Biodiversity

Chapter13. How Biodiversity Impacts Our Health

Chapter14. How Soil Biodiversity Impacts the Health of Our Planet

Chapter15. How Beavers Impact Their Ecosystem

Chapter16. How Urbanization Impacts Pollinator Behavior

Chapter17. Biodiversity Solutions: Saving Wildlife

Chapter18. Biodiversity Solutions: Sustainable Agriculture.-Conclusion

Chapter19. Psychological Aspects

Chapter20. How We Can Take Action.

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: van Genuchten, Erlijn A Guide to a Healthier Planet

ISBN:

3-031-34479-0

OCLC:

1402177813