Health co-benefits of climate change mitigation
Subtitle: housing sector
By: World Health Organization ; [project co-ordinator, Carlos Dora ; lead author, Nathalie Röbbel ; editor, Elaine Ruth Fletcher]
Contributors: Dora, Carlos; Röbbel, Nathalie; Fletcher, Elaine; World Health Organization. Public Health & Environment Dept.
Series: Health in the green economy
Publisher: Public Health & Environment Department, Health Security & Environment Cluster, World Health Organization
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Geneva, Switzerland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9789241501712
Subjects: Environmental risk assessment; Conservation of natural resources; Climatic changes; Risk Assessment; Social aspects; Climate Change; Housing; Standards; Climate change mitigation; Conservation of Natural Resources; Housing and health; Environmental Health
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Overview of housing and climate/environment linkages; title: Review of housing and health risks; title: Evaluating health co-benefits and risks of IPCC-reviewed mitigation strategies; title: Gap analysis : optimizing health benefits and correcting risks of mitigation strategies; title: Tools to assess, plan and finance healthy and climate-friendly housing; title: Case studies of good practice; title: Conclusions and recommendations.