Health co-benefits of climate change mitigation : housing sector / World Health Organization ; [project co-ordinator, Carlos Dora ; lead author, Nathalie Röbbel ; editor, Elaine Ruth Fletcher]. English
By: World Health Organization.
Contributor(s): Dora, Carlos | Röbbel, Nathalie | Fletcher, Elaine | World Health Organization | World Health Organization. Public Health & Environment Department.
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BookSeries: Health in the green economy: Publisher: Geneva, Switzerland : Public Health & Environment Department, Health Security & Environment Cluster, World Health Organization, c2011Description: viii, 122 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm.ISBN: 9789241501712; 9241501715.Subject(s): Housing and health | Climatic changes -- Social aspects | Climate change mitigation | Conservation of natural resources | Environmental risk assessment | Climate Change | Housing -- standards | Environmental Health | Conservation of Natural Resources | Risk AssessmentDDC classification: 551.588 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Includes bibliographical references.
Overview of housing and climate/environment linkages -- Review of housing and health risks -- Evaluating health co-benefits and risks of IPCC-reviewed mitigation strategies -- Gap analysis : optimizing health benefits and correcting risks of mitigation strategies -- Tools to assess, plan and finance healthy and climate-friendly housing -- Case studies of good practice -- Conclusions and recommendations.
"This document draws considerably upon the discussions of an international meeting of experts on Housing, health and climate change, hosted by the World Health Organization in October 2010"--P. iii.
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