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Environmental and Human Health – Risk Management in Developing Countries
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In the past, the world’s ecosystems were able to absorb the ecological damage
resulting from extensive industrialization and development. However, the rapid
increases in human population, as well as in technological and economic expansion
has put increasingly greater demands on the Earth’s natural resources, such as fresh
water supplies, which in turn has made it more diffi cult to sustain healthy ecosystems.
Many international environmental organizations, such as the World Watch Institute
and Green Peace, have reported that global natural resources continue to be over -
exploited. They also noted signifi cant problems with environmental pollution,
resource depletion, confl icting land uses, and quite often a general indolence of society
when it comes to the protection of natural resources. The Earth’s biosphere as a
sustainable habitat is endangered because of the domino effect of anthropogenic (i.e.
man made) activities. Hence, the natural environment as well as human wellbeing is
at risk. There is thus a greater need than ever, in the midst of this present planetary
crisis, for individuals as well as for institutions to continue their research, education
and public outreach in order to better promote environmentally sensible economic
growth, with an aim to better understand the interrelationship between human
development and nature, and to advocate for a more sustainable world.
The primary focus of this book is the use of a multidisciplinary team approach
to assess and interpret the multitude of environmental hazards and risks, and to
discuss the strategies that may be employed to manage them. The book expresses the
viewpoints and experiences of faculty, scientists and graduate students representing 17
academic and research institutions from 11 countries worldwide. It is hoped that this
intellectual exercise will allow the reader to access reliable and updated information
in order to better acquaint them with the environmental and human risks facing
society, the communication and decision-making processes involved in sustainable
economic development, the effective management of surface, ground and wastewater
resources, and the need for the conservation not only of natural but also cultural
assets. Through the contents of this book, the authors and editors aim to provide
natural resource managers, policy makers, researchers, government personnel, and
faculty and students, with a comprehensive review of environmental and human
health risk management, from the perspective of developing countries.
Through this edited book, the International Center for Environmental Studies
and Sustainable Development (http://ciemades.org) would like to contribute in a
special way in helping to intensify the process for the reconstruction of the research
physical structures in environmental sciences at the Université Quisqueya (Haiti),
which were severely damaged by the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010.
The views expressed in this volume are those of the authors and not necessarily of
the institutions to which they are affi liated. We hope that this book will contribute to
the advancement of research, management and education projects to produce reliable
and practical information that will aid in the reduction of environmental and human
health risks, especially for emerging nations.
Eddie N. Laboy-Nieves, Mattheus F. A. Goosen and Evens Emmanuel - Personal Name
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