This open access book reports on a pilot project aiming at collecting information on the socio-ecological risks that could arise in the event of an uncontrolled spread of genetically engineered organisms into the environment. The researchers will, for instance, be taking a close…
The Praeger Handbook of Occupational and Environmental Medicine captures the full scope of this discipline in a way no other comprehensive work can match. It combines three volumes on the underlying principles of occupational and environmental medicine (OEM), central issues, and…
This open access book not only describes the challenges of climate disruption, but also presents solutions. The challenges described include air pollution, climate change, extreme weather, and related health impacts that range from heat stress, vector-borne diseases, food and wa…
Diese Einführung in die umweltorientierten Sozialwissenschaften wendet sich in erster Linie an Studierende der Umweltwissenschaften, die ihr ökologisches Wissen in sozialwissenschaftliche Handlungsbezüge setzen möchten. Aber auch anderen interessierten Lesern bietet dieses Lehrb…
