Health impacts of climate change in urban areas: a pathway to adaptation

Human health and well-being will be increasingly affected by climate change over the course of this century. Adaptation is a critical, yet highly complex challenge. This thesis develops a pathway for this challenge through the use of systems approaches within a Health Impact Assessment framework. Ap...

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Main Author: Brown, Helen
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/719
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description Human health and well-being will be increasingly affected by climate change over the course of this century. Adaptation is a critical, yet highly complex challenge. This thesis develops a pathway for this challenge through the use of systems approaches within a Health Impact Assessment framework. Applied to the dual challenge of climate change and urbanisation in Perth, the research provides recommendations to create a healthier, more climate-resilient city for future generations.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-7192017-02-20T06:41:53Z Health impacts of climate change in urban areas: a pathway to adaptation Brown, Helen Human health and well-being will be increasingly affected by climate change over the course of this century. Adaptation is a critical, yet highly complex challenge. This thesis develops a pathway for this challenge through the use of systems approaches within a Health Impact Assessment framework. Applied to the dual challenge of climate change and urbanisation in Perth, the research provides recommendations to create a healthier, more climate-resilient city for future generations. 2013 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/719 en Curtin University fulltext
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Health impacts of climate change in urban areas: a pathway to adaptation
title Health impacts of climate change in urban areas: a pathway to adaptation
title_full Health impacts of climate change in urban areas: a pathway to adaptation
title_fullStr Health impacts of climate change in urban areas: a pathway to adaptation
title_full_unstemmed Health impacts of climate change in urban areas: a pathway to adaptation
title_short Health impacts of climate change in urban areas: a pathway to adaptation
title_sort health impacts of climate change in urban areas: a pathway to adaptation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/719