Implications of global climate change for housing, human settlements and public health

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 295-302

  Hales, Simon ^a   Baker, Michael ^a   Howden Chapman, Philippa ^a   Menne, Bettina ^b   Woodruff, Rosalie ^c   Woodward, Alistair ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b WHO European Centre for Environment and Health   (Italy)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Energy; Health; Inequality; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HOUSING; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 39449125249     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2007.22.4.295     Document Type: Review

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