[co_inspiracion] Fwd: [EQ] Environment and human health
- From: Mario Parada <mario.parada@xxxxx>
- To: co_inspiracion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 13:09:12 -0400
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From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia@xxxxxxxx>
Date: 2013/6/3
Subject: [EQ] Environment and human health
To: EQUIDAD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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*Environment and human health*
Joint EEA-JRC report
*European Environment Agency, 2013, European Union, 2013
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Available online PDF [106p.] at: http://bit.ly/10Tytys
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"....... This report outlines a number of environmental issues with a direct
influence on people's health and well-being and is a follow-up and update
to the 2005 EEA/JRC report.****
As highlighted in EEA's The European Environment -- state and outlook 2010
the policy focus is increasingly shifting from single environmental
pollution issues towards systemic challenges regarding the maintenance of
ecosystem resilience and the delivery of ecosystem services to human
society. Climate change is a good example with its combined impacts on food
and water security, heat waves, flooding risks and potential spread of
diseases.
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"......The current, predominantly hazard-focused and compartmentalised approach
to environment and health is insufficient to address interconnected and
interdependent challenges, such as climate change, depletion of resources,
ecosystem degradation, the obesity epidemic, and persistent social
inequality. The policy focus therefore needs to be widened to social and
other policy domains, such as consumption, resource efficiency, natural
capital, ecosystem services and spatial planning. This implies a greater
need for a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder dialogue to take account
of values and attitudes.****
* Climate mitigation is an area where complex systemic interactions,
feedbacks and trade-offs are particularly obvious. A shift towards
renewable (bio-based) energy may have consequences for food security and
human well-being, as energy cropping increasingly competes with food
production. Where it replaces extensive farming systems, a negative
side-effect on biodiversity and landscape amenity values can also be
expected, affecting, for example, recreation opportunities.
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* With the EU 2020 strategy, and particularly its focus on smart growth and
resource efficiency, European environment and health policy moves into a
more systemic direction. As human demand for the world's natural resources
increases and the environmental consequences become more and more
manifested, it is imperative that we increase our understanding of the
intricate links between environmental conditions and human health and
well-being....."
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*Content
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*Part I Introduction*
*Part II Thematic chapters*
2 Chemicals****
3 Outdoor air****
4 Indoor air
5 Radon****
6 Water****
7 Noise****
8 Electromagnetic fields****
9 Ultraviolet radiation****
10 Nanotechnology****
11 Green spaces and the natural environment****
12 Climate change**
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Part III Final reflections *
13 Analytical and policy considerations****
13.1 Complex environmental and health challenges require systemic policy
approaches****
13.2 An ecosystem perspective is helpful in analysing complex system
interactions****
13.3 Synergies and trade-offs of policy measures need to be considered****
13.4 and global aspects of resource use need to be addressed ****
13.5 Governance strategies will critically depend on sound and accessible
information****
13.6 Final reflection****
References
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