Water and Sanitation Related Diseases and the Environment | Challenges, Interventions and Preventive Measures | ISBN 9781118148617

Water and Sanitation Related Diseases and the Environment

Challenges, Interventions and Preventive Measures

herausgegeben von Janine M. H. Selendy
Buchcover Water and Sanitation Related Diseases and the Environment  | EAN 9781118148617 | ISBN 1-118-14861-4 | ISBN 978-1-118-14861-7

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"This comprehensive book advises treatment of conditionsresponsible for water and sanitation-related diseases . . . Fewbooks could claim a title as broad and embracing as this one. Itposits a way forward for the cornerstone for global development. Itis a primer for organizations as diverse as the World Bank, theUnited Nations, and the U. S. Agency for International Development. However sobering, it is worth any concerned person'stime." (Doody's, 16 November 2012)
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Water and Sanitation Related Diseases and the Environment

Challenges, Interventions and Preventive Measures

herausgegeben von Janine M. H. Selendy
Written by authorities from various related specialties, this bookpresents the most complete treatment possible of the conditionsresponsible for water- and sanitation-related diseases, thepathogens and their biology, morbidity and mortality resulting fromlack of safe water and sanitation, distribution of these diseases, and the conditions that must be met to reduce or eradicate them. Preventive measures and solutions are presented throughout. Thisbook is an essential resource for all graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and professionals in infectious disease, public health and medicine, chemical and environmental engineering, and international affairs.
Key features:
* Provides a comprehensive understanding of the interconnectionamong many factors related to water-related diseases, sanitationand hygiene
* Brings together experts from various specialties to addresseach area covered and to assist in bringing about the understandingof those interconnections
* Provides examples of successful interventions with knowledgeabout how they were brought about so that information can be use toreplicate the initiative in full or in part
* Provides an appreciation of the concerns and solutionsaddressed from an international perspective with high and lowtechnological solutions
* Provides insight into the international dimension of theseconcerns and how they can be best addressed
* Four hours of accompanying multimedia DVD on two discs
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