1st Edition

The Environment for Children Understanding and Acting on the Environmental Hazards That Threaten Children and Their Parents

By David Satterthwaite, et al Copyright 1996
300 Pages
by Routledge

300 Pages
by Routledge

Each year, millions of children die of environmental causes and many more suffer serious illness or injury. Children are often the most vulnerable to the condition of their environment -and their health is an index of its quality - but their wellbeing is rarely given priority by governments or aid agencies. Ironically, the problems can be traced back to matters which can be treated... Read more
The environment and children ? links between environment and health ? the vulnerability of children to the environment ? children and renewable resources ? sustaining environment and development ? primary environmental care ? children as the bridge to sustainable development.

Biography

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