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Publisher: Pan American Health Org
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9789275315729
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEste informe representa una contribucion de la OMS a las ideas planteadas en la Cumbre para la Tierra, celebrada en Rio de Janiero, Brasil, y una evaluacion actualizada del impacto de los problemas ambientales sobre la salud en los niveles local, nacional
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 432
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Publisher: Pan American Health Org
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9275115826
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication considers the final reports of three research projects that explored how investing in health can benefit economic growth, household productivity, and poverty reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean. It contains case studies of health systems and policies in a number of countries including Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico and Peru; as well as a review of experiences from other regions in the world regarding health inequalities and poverty alleviation.
Author: Alberto Galvis-Castaño
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2019-08-14
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1000708586
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe protection of water resources from deterioration in quality by pollution discharges is probably the biggest challenge in sustainable water resources management in the recent decades. In practice, most countries have adopted pollution control strategies and measures which are based on ‘end-of-pipe’ solutions: wastewater treatment plants and adjustments to the regulations, including taxes for wastewater discharges (Conventional Strategy). Although this approach involves very high costs, on many occasions, this strategy has been a complete failure. The research described in this book contribute to the development of sustainable solutions for the previously outlined problem. It was based on the validation of the Three-Step Strategic Approach concept (3-SSA), which includes: 1) prevention or minimisation of waste production; 2) treatment aimed at recovery and reuse of waste components, and 3) disposal of remaining waste with stimulation of natural self-purification of the receiving water body. The study showed overall positive effects of the 3-SSA, in comparison of Conventional Strategy, on wastewater management in the Upper Basin (389 km) of the Cauca river, the second most important river in Colombia. The Cost Benefit Analysis clearly favoured the 3-SSA, generating a major impact on the river water quality at lower cost compared to the Conventional Strategy.
Author: Javier Martinez
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-10-30
Total Pages: 546
ISBN-13: 3030505405
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis handbook provides the latest research related to quality of life and sustainability, taking into account social, economic, environmental, and political/governance aspects as well as specific socio-spatial contexts. The volume includes contributions from established and upcoming scholars from various disciplines and geographical contexts (Global South and North). The varying cultural and socio-spatial contexts of the authors in the selected cases contribute to first-hand knowledge on the realities of sustainability issues affecting the quality of life. The authors apply a wide diversity of methods and tools, which facilitates a unique understanding of the interlinkages between quality of life and sustainability. The chapters are grouped in three main sections: concepts and foundations; tools, techniques, and applications; and innovations. The authors provide their own view and theoretical approximation of the dimensions of sustainability, in particular on how these dimensions play out in relation to quality of life. The combination of sustainability and quality of life concepts and perspectives is particularly important in unravelling the multi-faceted nature of human, urban, rural/spatial development.
Author: Dragana Popovic
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2011-07-05
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9533073071
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAir pollution has been a major transboundary problem and a matter of global concern for decades. High concentrations of different air pollutants are particularly harmful to large cities residents, where numerous anthropogenic activities strongly influence the quality of air. Although there are many books on the subject, the one in front of you will hopefully fulfill some of the gaps in the area of air quality monitoring and modeling, and be of help to graduate students, professionals and researchers. The book is divided in five sections, dealing with mathematical models and computing techniques used in air pollution monitoring and forecasting; air pollution models and application; measuring methodologies in air pollution monitoring and control; experimental data on urban air pollution in China, Egypt, Northeastern U.S, Brazil and Romania; and finally, the health effects due to exposure to benzene, and on the influence of air pollutants on the acute respiratory diseases in children in Mexico.
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Publisher: SCERP and IRSC publications
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 75
ISBN-13: 0925613274
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA bilingual guide to finding information on the Internet concerning environmental issues on the U.S.-Mexican border region includes an overview of the Border EcoWeb website, general instruction on Internet subject searching, and lists of related organizations.
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Published: 1946
Total Pages: 448
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lourdes Mella Méndez
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2019-01-15
Total Pages: 527
ISBN-13: 1527525708
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume analyses the most important problems and challenges that health, age and the environment introduce in the labour market, and how these factors affect both the way people work and their rights. The contributions here focus on the main challenges for social security systems, lawmakers and trade unions, and provide important solutions to improve workers’ rights and guarantee the viability of public social security systems. Other topics analysed here include dress-codes and whistleblowing in companies. From the labour point of view, workers’ representatives and trade unions must take action in collective bargaining to deal with these topics and adequately protect the workforce. The authors here are drawn from countries such as Hungary, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Poland, Brazil and Colombia, providing a global perspective. The book will appeal to lawyers, legal and human resources experts, economists, judges, academics and staff from trade unions and employers’ representation. The volume features insights and contributions in different languages, with chapters in Spanish (13), English (7) and Portuguese (2).
