| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 180 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Series |
Global perspectives on health geography, 2522-8013 |
|
Global perspectives on health geography.
|
| Contents |
Changing ocean currents / David Trossman and Jaime Palter -- Health consequences of marine oil spills : lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon accident / Kevin Conrad, Rea Cleland, and Nicholas Reyes -- New England coastal cities : the struggle for a resilient future / H. Curtis Spalding, Siddhi Nadkarni, Claire Bekker, and Devyn Collado-Nicol -- The blue mind / Kevin Conrad, Rea Cleland, and Nicholas Reyes -- Oceans and rapid climate change / Wei Liu and Alexey Fedorov -- Evolving marine health threats to humans / Kevin Conrad, Rea Cleland, and Nicholas Reyes -- International maritime law and its applications for the twenty-first century / Swati Parashar -- Marine pharmacology : threats to undiscovered sources of medical therapeutics / Rea Cleland and Kevin Conrad -- Tropical cyclones / Isaac Ginis -- Microplastic invasion : a threat to animal and human health / Joseph Casper III -- The oceans and the COVID-19 pandemic : explaining the relationship with the systems view of life / Marianne Maumus -- Oceans and human health : a rising tide of challenges and opportunities / Kevin Conrad |
| Summary |
This book provides a complete and current overview of the correlation between ocean conditions and human health, publishing comprehensively for the first time on the direct interactions among oceanography, marine biology and impacts on human health. Specifically the text addresses how changing ocean conditions result in health impacts and disruptions, with a focus on cases in the USA. The changing ocean conditions that are discussed include diminishing marine biodiversity, climactic changes such as intensified weather events, shifting sea currents and increasing sea temperature. The book addresses the resulting health issues brought about by these various ocean conditions, such as emerging infectious diseases, starvation and poisoning among impacted communities, toxic algae blooms, threatened ecosystems, and other future implications. The text was developed in conjunction with scientists from Brown University, the University of Rhode Island, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of California at Riverside and Ochsner Health, all located in areas deeply impacted by the changing Oceans. The book will be of interest to marine research scientists, health care professionals, students, and general enthusiasts of oceanography and health |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Dr. Conrad earned his medical degree from the LSU Medical School in New Orleans. He completed his internship at Charity Hospital in New Orleans and his residency at Ochsner. He served as Chief Medical Resident at Ochsner prior to pursuing a Master's of Business Administration from the University of New Orleans. Dr. Conrad is board certified in Internal Medicine and has a particular interest in long term care and pain management |
|
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 21, 2022) |
| Subject |
Marine ecology -- Health aspects
|
|
Marine pollution -- Health aspects
|
|
Marine ecosystem health.
|
|
Climatic changes.
|
|
Environmental health.
|
|
Oceanography.
|
|
Public health.
|
|
Epidemiology.
|
|
Climate Change
|
|
Oceanography
|
|
Public Health
|
|
Epidemiology
|
|
climate change.
|
|
oceanography.
|
|
public health.
|
|
Marine ecosystem health
|
|
Marine pollution -- Health aspects
|
|
Environmental health
|
|
Climatic changes
|
|
Epidemiology
|
|
Medicine
|
|
Oceanography
|
|
Physical geography
|
|
Public health
|
|
Water
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| Author |
Conrad, Kevin (Kevin M.), editor.
|
| ISBN |
3030550125 |
|
9783030550127 |
|
