Climate Change, Public Health, and the Law

Climate Change, Public Health, and the Law

Burger, Michael (Columbia University, New York); Gundlach, Justin (Columbia University, New York)

Cambridge University Press

08/2019

468

Mole

Inglês

9781108405522

15 a 20 dias

This book is primarily for the benefit of public health and environmental law professionals as well as policymakers in the United States and in the international public health sector. It will facilitate efforts to develop, improve, and carry out policy responses at the international, federal, state, and local levels.

Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction and overview Michael Burger and Justin Gundlach; 2. Duty to protect public health from the impacts of climate change Michael Burger; 3. Public health sector's challenges and responses Jill Krueger and Colleen Healy Boufides; Part II. Cross-Cutting Issues: 4. Government speech and the first amendment: what the government may say about climate change and public health risks David C. Vladeck; 5. Disease surveillance Jason Smith and Chandra Ganesh; 6. The built environment Justin Gundlach and Jennifer Klein; Part III. Impacts and Interventions: 7. Heat Sara Hoverter; 8. Extreme coastal storm events, sea level rise, storm surge, and ocean acidification as public health threats Robin Kundis Craig; 9. Infectious disease Lindsay F. Wiley; 10. Food security and food sovereignty in climate change adaptation Margot Pollans; 11. Migration Maxine Burkett; Part IV. Interplay with International and Domestic Environmental Law: 12. International impacts and responses William Onzivu; 13. How existing environmental laws respond to climate change and its mitigation Justin Gundlach; 14. Incorporating public health assessments into climate change action Jessica Wentz.