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The Environment for Children: Understanding and Acting on the Environmental Hazards That Threaten Children and Their Parents

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Environment for Children: Understanding and Acting on the Environmental Hazards That Threaten Children and Their Parents
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Satterthwaite
By (author) etc.
By (author) et al
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 138
Category/GenrePollution and threats to the environment
ISBN/Barcode 9781853833267
ClassificationsDewey:363.70083
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Figures, tables

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Earthscan Ltd
Publication Date 1 May 1996
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Each year, millions of children die of environmental causes and many more suffer serious illness or injury. Children are often the most vulnerable to the condition of their environment -and their health is an index of its quality - but their wellbeing is rarely given priority by governments or aid agencies. Ironically, the problems can be traced back to matters which can be treated straightforwardly and at relatively low cost - poor drinking water or food, or infectious diseases which can be controlled. This book gives a multidisciplinary account of the environmental health hazards threatening children and the range of impacts they can have. It also explains what can be done, by communities as well as governments and aid workers, to provide safe and healthy environments for children. The book looks at conditions in a range of cities in the developing world, as well as pollutants and other health problems affecting children in the North. Published in association with UNICEF, and written by some of the same authors as Environmental Problems in Third World Cities (Earthscan, 1993), this provides excellent course material, and will be useful for practitioners working on child development, infant and maternal health, environmental health and community development. David Satterthwaite is Director of the Human Settlements Programme at the International Institute for Environment and Development, and principal author of Environmental Problems in Third World Cities (1993) and Squatter Citizen(1989).