208 Pages
27 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
27 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
27 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Asthma is on the rise in a number of countries, in this volume Howieson asks what role the built environment has to play and what the construction industry can do to either slow the increase or reverse the trend. Based on the findings of a six-year research project, this book considers all aspects of housing to develop new strategies for dealing with the asthma pandemic in Britain and beyond.... Read more
Introduction 1. The Aetiology of Asthma 2. The Ecology and Physiology of the House Dust Mite (HDM) 3. The Indoor Environment and the House Dust Mite 4. Housing and Health 5. Historical Changes in Domestic Ventilation Regimes 6. Designing a Double Blind Placebo Controlled Interventionist Trial 7. Key Findings and Discussion 8. Scoping the Confounding Variables 9. Hazardous Indoor Pollutants 10. Air Tightness and Ventilation Rates 11. Developing a New Low Allergen Prototype Dwelling 12. A Fiscal Strategy 13. Conclusions and Recommendations
Biography
Stirling Howieson
