Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Foreword I
- Foreword II
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- About the Editors and Contributors
- Chapter 1: Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change: Challenges, Opportunities and Evidence Gaps
- 1.1 Background
- 1.2 Scope of the Book
- 1.3 Structure and Contents of the Book
- 1.3.1 Part I: Biodiversity and Physical Health
- 1.3.2 Part II: Biodiversity, Mental Health and Spiritual Well-Being
- 1.3.3 Part III: Implications of the Biodiversity and Health Relationship
- 1.3.4 Part IV: Planning and Managing Urban Green Spaces for Biodiversity and Health in a Changing Climate
- References
- Part I: Biodiversity and Physical Health
- Chapter 2: Biodiversity, Physical Health and Climate Change: A Synthesis of Recent Evidence
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Nature's Contributions to Physical Health
- 2.3 Biodiversity and Physical Health
- 2.4 Climate Change and Physical Health
- 2.5 Exploring a Subset of Interactions Through an Urban Case Study
- 2.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3: Climate Change and Pollen Allergies
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Clinical Implications of Pollen-induced Respiratory Allergy
- 3.3 Allergenic Pollen and Epidemiology
- 3.4 Adjuvant Factors from Pollen and Impact of Environmental Factors
- 3.5 New Pollen Allergies: The Case of Ragweed
- 3.6 Climate Change Effects
- 3.7 Pollen Information Services
- 3.8 Conclusions and Future Challenges
- References
- Chapter 4: Vector-Borne Diseases
- 4.1 Triple Vulnerability: Climate Change, Biodiversity and Vector-Borne Diseases
- 4.2 Disease-Transmitting Mosquitoes and Ticks
- 4.2.1 Influence of Temperature on Vector Mosquitoes and Associated Pathogens
- 4.2.2 Distributional Changes of Mosquito Vector Species
- 4.2.3 Distributional Changes of Ticks in Europe
- 4.3 Biodiversity and VBDs: The Large Unknowns.
- 4.3.1 Pathogen Diversity
- 4.3.2 Vector Diversity
- 4.3.3 Host Diversity
- 4.4 How to Manage VBDs?
- 4.4.1 Chemical Insecticides
- 4.4.2 Biological Insecticides
- 4.4.3 New Genetic Tools in Vector Control
- 4.4.4 Sustainable Control Programs
- 4.5 Responses to VBDs Along with Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change
- 4.5.1 Target the Complexity
- 4.5.2 Interconnecting People and Knowledge
- 4.5.3 Policy Options
- References
- Chapter 5: The Influence of Socio-economic and Socio-demographic Factors in the Association Between Urban Green Space and Health
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Methods
- 5.3 Results
- 5.3.1 Mental Health and General Health
- 5.3.2 Birth Outcome
- 5.3.3 Overweight
- 5.3.4 Physical Activity, Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality
- 5.3.5 Green Space Metrics, Buffers and Data Used
- 5.3.6 Confounding Factors
- 5.4 Discussion
- 5.4.1 Urban Green Space and Health Outcomes in Relation to Socio-demographic and Socio-economic Confounders
- 5.4.2 Implications for Urban Policy and Planning
- 5.4.3 Directions for Future Research
- 5.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6: Green Spaces and Child Health and Development
- 6.1 Potential Mechanisms
- 6.2 Pregnancy and Childhood as Important Windows of Vulnerability
- 6.3 Pregnancy Outcomes and Complications
- 6.4 Brain Development
- 6.5 Respiratory and Allergic Conditions
- 6.6 Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
- 6.7 Final Remarks
- References
- Part II: Biodiversity, Mental Health and Spiritual Well-being
- Chapter 7: Theoretical Foundations of Biodiversity and Mental Well-being Relationships
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Environmental Preference
- 7.2.1 Aesthetic Model of Preferences
- 7.2.2 Preference Matrix
- 7.2.2.1 Connection to Biodiversity in the Preference Matrix
- 7.2.3 Fractal Geometry and Visual Fluency
- 7.2.3.1 Connection to Biodiversity with Fractals.
- 7.2.3.2 Fractal Dimension and Preference
- 7.2.3.3 Fractal Dimension and Restorative Outcomes
- 7.2.4 Biophilia Hypothesis
- 7.2.4.1 Connection to Biodiversity in the Biophilia Hypothesis
- 7.3 Theories of Restorative Environments
- 7.3.1 Stress Reduction Theory (SRT)
- 7.3.1.1 Connection to Biodiversity in the SRT
- 7.3.2 Attention Restoration Theory (ART)
- 7.3.2.1 Connection to Biodiversity in the ART
- 7.4 Ecosystem Services Cascade Model
- 7.4.1 Connection to Health and Well-being in the Ecosystem Service Cascade Model
- 7.5 Discussion
- References
- Chapter 8: Biodiversity in the Context of 'Biodiversity - Mental Health' Research
- 8.1 Key Concepts
- 8.1.1 Biodiversity
- 8.1.2 Mental Health and Well-Being
- 8.1.3 Linking Biodiversity to Mental Health: Research Questions and Conceptual Model
- 8.2 Measurement of Biodiversity
- 8.2.1 Characteristics of Nature in General
- 8.2.2 The Object to Be Assessed: The Biodiversity of What?
- 8.2.3 How to Measure Distance?
- 8.2.4 Aggregating Biodiversity Across Different Areas
- 8.2.5 Type of Access Metric
- 8.2.6 Actual Versus Perceived Biodiversity
- 8.2.7 Access Versus Exposure, and Type of Contact
- 8.2.8 Mediators, Confounders and Covariates
- 8.3 Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 9: Review of the Mental Health and Well-being Benefits of Biodiversity
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Methods
- 9.2.1 Literature Review
- 9.2.2 Characteristics of the Recent Literature
- 9.2.3 Synthesis of Results
- 9.3 Results
- 9.3.1 Characteristics of the Recent Literature, Published Since Lovell et al.'s (2014) Review, Relating Biodiversity to Mental Health and Well-being
- 9.3.1.1 Spatial Scale
- 9.3.1.2 Participants
- 9.3.1.3 Theoretical Position
- 9.3.1.4 Biodiversity Assessment
- 9.3.1.5 Mental Health and Well-being Assessment.
- 9.3.1.6 Type of Contact with the Biodiverse Environment
- 9.3.1.7 Moderation Analyses
- 9.3.1.8 Mediation Analyses
- 9.3.2 Synthesis of the Results from the Combined Published Literature on Biodiversity and Mental Health and Well-being Relationships
- 9.3.2.1 Pattern of Results
- Mental Health and Well-being Outcomes
- Ecosystems/Habitats
- Species Richness
- Perceived Species Richness
- Abundance of Specific Taxonomic Groups
- Single Species
- 9.4 Discussion
- 9.4.1 Concluding Observations
- Appendix: Search Terms Used in Web of Science
- References
- Chapter 10: Biodiversity and Spiritual Well-being
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.1.1 Our Approach
- 10.1.2 Our Biases
- 10.1.3 Chapter Structure
- 10.2 Defining Spiritual Well-Being
- 10.3 Themes Within the Literature
- 10.3.1 Influence of Spiritual Traditions on Biodiversity
- 10.3.1.1 Indigenous Spiritual Beliefs and Practices
- 10.3.1.2 World Religions and Alternative Spiritualities
- 10.3.1.3 Nature Spirituality
- 10.3.2 Sacred Places as Repositories of Biodiversity
- 10.3.3 Spiritual Domain Within Ecosystem Services
- 10.3.4 Effects of Biodiversity on Spiritual Well-Being
- 10.3.4.1 Spiritual Outcomes from Wilderness Recreation
- 10.3.4.2 Heintzman's Model Connecting Nature-Based Recreation and Spirituality
- 10.3.4.3 Setting Component
- 10.3.4.4 Parallel Measurement of Biodiversity and Spiritual Well-Being
- 10.4 Discussion
- 10.4.1 Conceptualising Relationships
- 10.4.2 Measurement of Key Constructs
- 10.4.2.1 Spiritual Well-Being
- 10.4.2.2 Measuring Biodiversity
- 10.4.3 Future Directions for Research on Biodiversity's Effect on Spiritual Well-Being
- 10.5 Implications and Conclusions
- References
- Part III: Implications of the Biodiversity and Health Relationship.
- Chapter 11: Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change: Implications for Public Health
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.1.1 Chapter Overview
- 11.2 Overview of Associations Between Public Health and Biodiversity
- 11.2.1 Food, Nutrition and Clean Water Supply
- 11.2.2 Environmental Stress
- 11.2.3 Aesthetic Appreciation and Spiritual Well-being
- 11.2.4 Socio-cultural Well-being
- 11.2.5 Health Behaviour Including the Promotion of Physical Activity
- 11.2.6 Mental Health
- 11.2.7 Physical Health - Infectious Disease (Disease/Pathogen Reduction)
- 11.2.8 Physical Health - Non-Communicable Disease
- 11.3 The Role of Public Health in Lobbying for Protecting Biodiversity
- 11.4 Public Health Action at a Local Level
- 11.4.1 Towards an Emerging Salutogenic Paradigm?
- 11.5 Use of Biodiverse Natural Environments to Reduce Inequalities in Health
- 11.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12: Biodiversity and Health: Implications for Conservation
- 12.1 Green Spaces Managed Primarily for People
- 12.2 Green Spaces Managed Primarily for Biodiversity
- 12.3 Moving Forward with Green Spaces Planned for Both People and Biodiversity
- 12.4 Experiencing Nature to Promote Conservation
- 12.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 13: Supporting Behavioural Entrepreneurs: Using the Biodiversity-Health Relationship to Help Citizens Self-Initiate Sustainability Behaviour
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 New Biophysical Context
- 13.2.1 Surplus Energy Decline
- 13.2.2 Climate Disruption
- 13.3 New Behavioural Context
- 13.3.1 A Predicament, Not a Problem
- 13.3.2 Changing Multiple Behaviours
- 13.3.3 Cannot Know the Behaviours Needed
- 13.4 New Form of Intervention
- 13.4.1 Small Experiments
- 13.4.2 Behavioural Entrepreneurship
- 13.5 Capacities-First Approach
- 13.5.1 Needed Future Capacities
- 13.5.2 Supporting Capacity Building.
- 13.6 Conclusion.