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Routledge handbook of water and health
Title
Routledge handbook of water and health / edited by Jamie Bartram ; with Rachel Baum, Peter A. Coclanis, David M. Gute, David Kay, Stéphanie McFadyen, Katherine Pond, William Robertson and Michael J. Rouse.
ISBN
1315693607
1317436970
1317436989
1317436997
9781315693606
9781317436973
9781317436980
9781317436997
1138910074
1138910074
1317436970
1317436989
9781138910072
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group/Earthscan from Routledge, 2015.
Copyright Notice Date
©2015
Physical Description
1 online resource (xviii, 732 pages) : illustrations, maps
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
English.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
This comprehensive handbook provides an authoritative source of information on global water and health, suitable for interdisciplinary teaching for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. It covers both developing and developed country concerns. It is organized into sections covering: hazards (including disease, chemicals and other contaminants); exposure; interventions; intervention implementation; distal influences; policies and their implementation; investigative tools; and historic cases. It offers 71 analytical and engaging chapters, each representing a session of teaching or graduate seminar. Written by a team of expert authors from around the world, many of whom are actively teaching the subject, the book provides a thorough and balanced overview of current knowledge, issues and relevant debates, integrating information from the environmental, health and social sciences.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Routledge handbook of water and health. London ; New York : Routledge, [2015]
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Series
Routledge handbooks
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I: Water-related hazards
Introduction to water-related hazards
Bradley Classification of disease transmission routes for water-related hazards
Waterborne and water-washed disease
Water-based disease and microbial growth
Water-related insect vectors of disease
Health impacts of water carriage
Hazards from Legionella
Toxic cyanobacteria
Chemical hazards
Radionuclides in water.
Part II: Sources of exposure
Introduction to exposure pathways
Drinking water contamination
Recreational water contamination
Water and foodborne contamination
Waterborne zoonoses.
Part III: Interventions: what do we do to reduce exposure
Introduction to interventions to reduce water-related disease
Drinking-water supply
Drinking water treatment
Wastewater treatment
Household water treatment and safe storage
Water for hygiene
Water safety plans
System maintenance and sustainability
Managing chemical hazards.
Part IV: Implementing interventions
Introduction: settings-based approaches
Household-focused interventions
Water in schools
Water and hydration in the workplace
Health care settings
Water supply in rural communities
Integrated urban water management.
Part V: Distal influences
Introduction: distal influences
Water scarcity
Climate change
Poverty
Emergencies and disasters
Population and demographics
Water reuse
War and conflict.
Part VI: Policies and their implementation
Introduction to policies and regulations on water and health
Integrated Water Resources Management
International policy
Drinking water quality regulations
Recreational outdoor water regulations
Regulation of swimming pools
Wastewater regulations
Water charges and subsidies
Water exchange systems
Information in water and health
The human rights framework for water services
Menstrual hygiene management and WASH
Health Impact Assessment.
Part VII: Investigative tools
Introduction: investigative tools
Epidemiology
Quantitative microbial risk assessment
Burden of disease assessment
Water monitoring and testing
Indicators of microbial quality
Pollutant transport modelling
Geographic Information Systems and spatial analysis
Demand assessment and valuation
Cost-benefit analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis.
Part VIII: Learning from history
Introduction: learning from history
Cholera epidemic in Hamburg, Germany 1892
The discovery of the aetiology of cholera by Robert Koch 1883
Dr. John Snow and the Broad Street pump
The arsenic crisis in Bangladesh
Walkerton: systemic flaws allow a fatal outbreak
Milwaukee and the Cryptosporidium outbreak 1993
Edwin Chadwick and the Public Health Act 1848: principal architect of sanitary reform.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Water Purification
Water Supply
Waterborne Diseases
Water Pollution - adverse effects
Water Microbiology
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