Title
Environments, risks and health : social perspectives / John Eyles and Jamie Baxter.
ISBN
131558008X
1317142098
9781315580081
9781317142096
147241019X
9781472410191
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York NY : Routledge, 2017.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 239 pages)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Eyles, John. Environments, risks and health. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York NY : Routledge, 2017
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Series
Geographies of Health Series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Preface; 1 Quantitative environmental health; 2 Uncertainty, social science and the role of theory; 3 How certain is the cost or benefit? Can it be made safe?; 4 Is it likely to happen?; 5 Risk is everywhere; 6 Is the risk reversible?; 7 Delayed risk, exposures and health outcomes; 8 Who suffers most and what can be done?; 9 Evaluating environmental risks to health; 10 And more of the same?; Index
Subjects (Medical)
Environmental Health.
Risk Assessment.
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
Electronic books.