Climate change and human health scenario in South and Southeast Asia. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rais Akhtar, editor.
• Editors: Akhtar, Rais, 1946-
• Contents: Introduction -- Climate Change and Health in South Asia -- Climate Change and Health of Elderly Population in Southeast.-Extreme Temperature Regions in India.-Rapid Deglaciation on the Southeast Facing Slopes of Kanchenjunga and Impact on Human Health in Sikkim -- Scenario of malaria and dengue in India: way forward -- Geoecology of Dengue in Delhi -- Managing Dams to Prevent Floods Using MS/OR Techniques: Case Study of Floods and Health Scenario in Surat, Gujarat in 2006 -- Climate Change and Mental Health Pattern in India -- Coastal Cities at Risk: Health and Climate Change Adaptation Resillience Simulator Development -- Climate Change and Health Impacts in Bangladesh -- Climate Change Impacts and Health Adaptation Scenario in Indonesia -- Climate Variability and Human Health in Southeast Asia: A Taiwan Study -- Climate Change and Human Health in Malaysia -- Potential Effects of Climate Changes on Dengue Transmission: A Review of Empirical Evidences from Taiwan -- Summary and Concluding Remarks.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxv, 290 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 577.27; Geography; Human beings -- Effect of climate on -- South Asia; Human beings -- Effect of climate on -- Southeast Asia; NATURE -- Ecology; NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness; SCIENCE -- Environmental Science; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Human beings -- Effect of climate on; Geography; Environmental Geography; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Environmental Health; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Medical -- Public Health; The environment; Environmental medicine; Environmental Medicine; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Physical geography & topography; South Asia; Southeast Asia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319236841; 3319236849; 3319236830; 9783319236834
• Related ISBNs: 9783319236834
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 26, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.