Climate change: the importance of place

Climate change-related risks are place-specific and path-dependent. Accordingly, location is an important determinant of hazardous exposure, and certain places will bear more risk than others. This article reviews the major environmental exposures associated with risky places in the U.S., including...

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Published inAmerican journal of preventive medicine Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 468 - 478
Main Authors Hess, Jeremy J, Malilay, Josephine N, Parkinson, Alan J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.11.2008
Subjects
Arctic Regions
Cities
Climatic change
Communicable Diseases - transmission
Desert Climate
Geography
Greenhouse Effect
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Location
Public Health
Risk Factors
Risk management
Seawater - chemistry
United States
Weather
Arctic Regions
United States
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Summary:Climate change-related risks are place-specific and path-dependent. Accordingly, location is an important determinant of hazardous exposure, and certain places will bear more risk than others. This article reviews the major environmental exposures associated with risky places in the U.S., including coastal regions, islands, the desert Southwest, vectorborne and zoonotic disease border regions, cities, and the U.S. Arctic (Alaska), with emphasis on exposures and vulnerable populations of concern. In addition to these hotspots, this study considers the ways in which the concept of place--the sense of human relationship with particular environments--will play a key role in motivating, developing, and deploying an effective public health response. In considering the importance of place, we highlight the concepts of community resilience and risk management, key aspects of a robust response to climate change in public health and other sectors.
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ISSN:0749-3797
1873-2607
DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2008.08.024