Autoethnographies on the Environment and Human Health
This book explores the link between individual lives and significant environmental issues affecting millions of people around the world. Zolnikov offers a novel perspective on the environment and human health through autoethnographic stories. Each chapter
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Autoethnographies on the Environment and Human Health
Tara Rava Zolnikov
Autoethnographies on the Environment and Human Health
Tara Rava Zolnikov National University San Diego, CA, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-69025-4 ISBN 978-3-319-69026-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69026-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017955938 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Détail de la Tour Ei_ el © nemesis2207/Fotolia.co.uk Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to Atlas, Winter, Evan, and my mom, who have endured my endless hours of writing. I also wanted to take a moment to mention all the people who suffer from outcomes related to issues in this book—you are not alone and we will continue to fight for you.
Preface
This book was written in hopes of providing an enjoyable platform for you, the reader, to learn about environmental health. While there are various textbooks filled with graphs and tables, I wanted to create text that was full of pictures and stories. It was my goal to encourage learning on topics that can be traditionally difficult to understand through these different outlets. Learning difficult topics can still be relatable and fun. I set out to accomplish this goal by interweaving qualitative research with literature reviews. Qualitative research in this case took place in the form of autoethnographies, which are interesting because they take on a first- person perspective on unusual experiences. While most people have not encountered these situations before, the colorful details and descriptions of these experiences ul
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