Climate Change and Health: Improving Resilience and Reducing Risks

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Climate Change and Health: An Overview of the Issues and Needs....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Extreme Weather Events: Addressing the Mental Health Challenges....Pages 15-27
Mental Well-Being and the Eco-State: A Classification of Regions and Countries of the European Union....Pages 29-48
The Bioclimatic (Dis)comfort and Summer Thermal Paroxysms in Continental Portugal: Intensity, Frequency and Spatial Contrasts....Pages 49-71
Effects of Temperature Variation on the Human Cardiovascular System: A Systematic Review....Pages 73-87
Can Concern for Air Quality Improvement Increase the Acceptability of Climate Change Mitigation Policies?....Pages 89-106
The Health Sector in an Adaptive Dialectic Strategy: The Case of the São Paulo’s Municipal Policy on Climate Change....Pages 107-115
Reducing Food Waste in the Food Service Sector as a Way to Promote Public Health and Environmental Sustainability....Pages 117-132
A Review on the Impact of Climate Change on Food Security and Malnutrition in the Sahel Region of Cameroon....Pages 133-148
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The Social and Political Dimensions of the Ebola Response: Global Inequality, Climate Change, and Infectious Disease....Pages 151-169
Climate Variation and Challenges of Human Health in Nigeria: Malaria in Perspective....Pages 171-185
Climate Change and Mosquito-Borne Diseases....Pages 187-199
Climate Impacts on Dengue Risk in Brazil: Current and Future Risks....Pages 201-230
Climate Change and Health Vulnerability in Bolivian Chaco Ecosystems....Pages 231-259
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Training Institute on Climate and Health: Mercosur Experience....Pages 263-277
Improving Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Cultures Through Environmental Education: A Case Study in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil....Pages 279-295
Climate Change and Health Related Challenges as a Trigger for Educational Opportunities to Foster Social Knowledge and Action....Pages 297-312
Community, University and Government Interactions for Disaster Reduction in the Mountainous Region of Rio de Janeiro, Southeast of Brazil....Pages 313-328
Climate Change and Health: Governance Mechanisms in Traditional Communities of Mosaico Bocaina/Brazil....Pages 329-351
Observatory of Sustainable and Healthy Territories (OTSS) GIS: Geo-Information for the Sustainability of Traditional Communities in Southeastern Brazil....Pages 353-367
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Building Community Resilience and Strengthening Local Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Zongoene (Xai-Xai District), Gaza Province....Pages 369-385
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Heat Vulnerability, Poverty and Health Inequalities in Urban Migrant Communities: A Pilot Study from Vienna....Pages 389-401
Climate Change and Forced Environmental Migration Vulnerability of the Portuguese Coastline....Pages 403-417
Inequities and Challenges for a Metropolitan Region to Improve Climate Resilience....Pages 419-432
Water Supply, Climate Change and Health Risk Factors: Example Case of São Paulo—Brazil....Pages 433-447
Introducing Hydro-Climatic Extremes and Human Impacts in Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay....Pages 449-473
Impacts on Well-Being and Health by Excessive Rainfall and Floods in Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia....Pages 475-514
Territorial Solutions, Governance and Climate Change: Ecological Sanitation at Praia do Sono, Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....Pages 515-532