| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages) |
| Series |
Social and ecological interactions in the Galapagos Islands |
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Social and ecological interactions in the Galapagos Islands.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Part I: Water Environment -- Analysis of Water Supply and Demand Management Strategies in Overcoming Water Scarcity in Santa Cruz -- Galapagos' Water Management Evaluation Under a Changing Climate and the Current COVID-19 Pandemic -- Water Quality and Access in Isabela: Results from a Household Water Survey -- Tourists' Willingness to Fund Improvements of Local Water Services: A Contingent Valuation Study from the Galapagos -- Part II: Food Environment -- Syndemic Water and Food Insecurity: Impacts on the Dual Burden of Disease in Galapagos -- Overweight and Obesity in Galapagos: Food Consumption Patterns and Globalization in the Encantadas -- Spatial and Social Dimensions of Galápagos Food Environments -- One Health in the Galapagos Social- Ecological System: Not Just the Absence of Disease -- A One Health Approach to Understanding Human-Companion Animal Interactions and Parasitic Infections in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands -- Surprising Absence of Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella enterica Isolates from Galapagos Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) -- Mosquitoes of the Galapagos Islands: The Risk for Arboviruses Transmission and the Need for a Better Vector Surveillance and Control Program -- Health Across the First 1000 Days in the Galápagos Islands -- Galapagos Islands, a Captive Territory with Unique Characteristics for Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection -- "You Have to Eat What There Is": Barriers to Effective Self- Management of Type 2 Diabetes in San Cristóbal, Galápagos -- Health-Seeking Behavior and Perceptions of Care: A Qualitative Study Investigating the Underutilization of Public Health Care on the Galápagos Islands -- Facilitating Evidence-Based Nursing and Humane Healthcare Through Professional Development |
| Summary |
In this book, we bring together interdisciplinary scholars and clinicians in medicine, public health, anthropology, nutrition, environmental sciences, and geography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, the Ministry of Health and the Hospital Oskar Jandl. Together, these authors provide a comprehensive description of the factors shaping water quality, food availability, and health services on the islands, their implications for human health and well-being, and potential avenues for intervention |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 11, 2022) |
| Subject |
Environmental health -- Galapagos Islands
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Water-supply -- Galapagos Islands
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Well-being -- Galapagos Islands
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Public health -- Galapagos Islands
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Environmental health
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Public health
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Water-supply
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Well-being
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Galapagos Islands
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Thompson, Amanda L., editor
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Ochoa-Herrera, Valeria, editor
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Teran, Enrique, editor
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| ISBN |
9783030924119 |
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3030924114 |
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