Research Catalog

Title

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].

Author

World Health Organization.

Publication

Geneva, Switzerland : Public Health & Environment Department, Health Security & Environment Cluster, World Health Organization, [2011], ©2011.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Dora, Carlos.
• Röbbel, Nathalie.
• Fletcher, Elaine.
• World Health Organization.
• World Health Organization. Department of Public Health and Environment.

Description

viii, 122 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 30 cm.

Summary

"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.

Series Statement

Health in the green economy

Uniform Title

Health in the green economy.

Subjects

• Risk Assessment
• Conservation of Natural Resources
• Environmental Health
• Housing > standards
• Climate Change
• Environmental risk assessment
• Conservation of natural resources
• Climate change mitigation
• Climatic changes > Social aspects
• Housing and health

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

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.

ISBN

• 9789241501712
• 9241501715

OCLC

• ocn757721952
• 757721952
• SCSB-8856892

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries