Management Of Emerging Public Health Issues And Risks: Multidisciplinary Approaches To The Changing Environment

Management of Emerging Public Health Issues and Risks: Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Changing Environment addresses the threats facing the rapidly changing world and provides guidance on how to manage risks in relation to population health. Unlike conventional and recognized risks (major, industrial, and natural), emerging risks are characterized by low or non-existent scientific knowledge, high levels of uncertainty as to how to counter them, and varying levels of acceptability by competent authorities and exposed populations. This book provides methods and global case studies on the transdisciplinary approaches used for the characterization, analysis, and management of emerging risks. It will be useful for public health researchers, policymakers, and students, and will also be ideal for those working in emergency management, risk management, security, environmental health, nanomaterials, and food science. Presents emerging risks from the technological, environmental, health, and energy sectors, as well as their social impacts Contextualizes emerging risks as new threats, existing threats in new locations, and known issues, which are newly recognized as risks due to increased scientific knowledge Includes case studies from around the world to reinforce concepts

• | Author: Benoit Roig, Karine Weiss, Veronique Thireau
• | Publisher: Academic Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 23, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 314 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Nature
• | ISBN-10: 0128132906
• | ISBN-13: 9780128132906