A Review of the Consequences of Global Climate Change on Human Health
- Title
- A Review of the Consequences of Global Climate Change on Human Health
- Author
- 김기현
- Keywords
- climate change; health impacts; air quality; infectious; non-infectious disease
- Issue Date
- 2014-09
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
- Citation
- Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part C: Environmental Carcinogenesis and Ecotoxicology Reviews, 2014, 32(3), P.299-318
- Abstract
- The impact of climate change has been significant enough to endanger human health both directly and indirectly via heat stress, degraded air quality, rising sea levels, food and water security, extreme weather events (e.g., floods, droughts, earthquakes, volcano eruptions, tsunamis, hurricanes, etc.), vulnerable shelter, and population migration. The deterioration of environmental conditions may facilitate the transmission of diarrhea, vector-borne and infectious diseases, cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses, malnutrition, etc. Indirect effects of climate change such as mental health problems due to stress, loss of homes, economic instability, and forced migration are also unignorably important. Children, the elderly, and communities living in poverty are among the most vulnerable of the harmful effects due to climate change. In this article, we have reviewed the scientific evidence for the human health impact of climate change and analyzed the various diseases in association with changes in the atmospheric environment and climate conditions.
- URI
- http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10590501.2014.941279http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/52663
- ISSN
- 1059-0501; 1532-4095
- DOI
- 10.1080/10590501.2014.941279
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- COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING[S](공과대학) > CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING(건설환경공학과) > Articles
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