Environmental pollution and public health: The socio-economic analysis of the global drivers of change

Proceedings of the International Conference on "Recent Advances in Space Technology Services and Climate Change - 2010", RSTS and CC-2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 19-24

  Irfan, Zareena Begum ^a  

^a MADRAS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (India)

Author keywords

Disease burden; Environmental management; Health; Hygiene; Preventable illness

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN HEALTH; HYGIENE; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; POPULATION GROWTH; PREMATURE DEATH; PREVENTABLE ILLNESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN POOR; WELL BEING;

AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH; HOUSING; POLLUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; POTABLE WATER;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 79952747571     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/RSTSCC.2010.5712791     Document Type: Conference Paper

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