272 Pages
by
CRC Press
268 Pages
by
CRC Press
272 Pages
by
CRC Press
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This collection addresses the complexities of water management and the impact of environmental developments such as dams, reservoirs and irrigation schemes on public health. The main focus of the book is on vector-borne diseases such as malaria, arboviruses (dengue and encephalitides) and snail- borne schistosomiasis. These are examined from a wide range of intersectoral perspectives which... Read more
Foreword. Reservoirs, Environmental Processes, Management and Policy. Environmental Indicators of Healthy Water Resources. Water Resources Development and Health: The Policy Perspective. Water Resources Development: Policy Perspectives of the Food and Agriculture Organization in Relation to Food Security. Context and Principles of Environmental Health Impact Assessment. Health Opportunity Assessment in Water Resource Development. Health Opportunities in Water Resources Development: A Course Promoting Intersectoral Collaboration. Ord River Irrigation Area: The Effect of Dam Construction and Irrigation on the Incidence of Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus. Safe Management of the Ross River Dam, Northern Australia, in Relation to Recreation and Health. Artificial Wetlands and Mosquito Control in Australia. Environmental Concerns and Recreational Development in Relation to Public Health Issues Associated with Water Resource Projects of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The Tennessee Valley Authority Programme to Control Mosquitoes in Fresh Water Impoundments and Wetlands. Aquaculutre, Anophelines and Environmental Solutions from Indonesia. Socioeconomic and Health Impacts of Water Resources Development in Thailand. Urban Water Resource Problems in Vector-Borne Disease with Special Reference to Dengue Viruses. Index.
Biography
Brian Kay
