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CASE STUDIES: Ecohealth


 Book(s)

in_focus: HEALTH
An Ecosystem Approach@

Jean Lebel IDRC 2003

in_focus: HEALTH <br> An Ecosystem Approach


 Document(s)

Agroecosystem Management for Improved Human Health: Applying principles of integrated pest management to people@ D. G. Peden (Senior Program Specialist)


Bridging Human Health and Farming through Ecology@ Craig Stephen (Director, Assistant Professor)


HEALTH / Appendix: Sources and Resources Jean Lebel IDRC 2003


HEALTH / Chapter 2. The Approaches Jean Lebel IDRC 2003
Reconciling an ecosystem’s health with the health of its human inhabitants is a new area of research, requiring input from scientists, community groups, decision-makers, and other interested parties. This chapter describes the three methodological pillars of the Ecohealth approach: transdisciplinarity, community participation, and gender equity.
A transdisciplinary framework
Defining a common language
The challenges of transdisciplinarity
A participatory approach
Increasing participation
Challenges of the participatory approach
Gender and equity

HEALTH / Chapter 3. Lessons and Successes Jean Lebel IDRC 2003
Agriculture, mining, and urban growth: three areas with powerful impacts on both human health and the environment, particularly in the developing countries of the South. Research employing the Ecohealth approach has yielded promising results in each of these areas.
Mining
Agriculture
The urban environment
Comprehensible results, sustainable solutions

Human Health and Agroecosystems: Making the Links@ Donald C. Cole 2002-01-01


Management for Agroecosystem Health: The New Paradigm For Agriculture@ N. Ole Nielsen (Professor Emeritus) 2002-01-01


 Web site(s)

Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health
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International Forum on Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health
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NESH
Network for Ecosystem Sustainability & Health
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