Human and Environmental Health in Mountain Areas

Global warming and its effect on the environmental human health

Earth's ecosystem has been active for millions of years without particular problems and may lead the development of variety of animal species around the world.

Mountain Areas in Europe:Analysis of mountain areas in EUmember states, acceding and otherEuropean countries

The Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health.

The Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, established at the University of Utah in 1977, has developed innovative training programs in occupational and environmental health, and an administrative structure that may assist other universities as they develop multidisciplinary programs in the field of occupational health and safety.

Adaptation strategies against growing environmental and social vulnerabilities in mountain areas

This paper deals with the strategies adopted by the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HK-H) mountain communities in response to adverse natural and human induced circumstances. The quality of life and growth options in mountains (including hills) are deeply rooted in mountain specificities (e.g., fragility, marginality, diversity). Hence, the disregard of these mountain specificities while using mountain r...

Environmental justice: human health and environmental inequalities.

In this review, we provide an introduction to the topics of environmental justice and environmental inequality. We provide an overview of the dimensions of unequal exposures to environmental pollution (environmental inequality), followed by a discussion of the theoretical literature that seeks to explain the origins of this phenomenon. We also consider the impact of the environmental justice mo...