Human Health and Physical Activity During Heat Exposure
This book provides fundamental concepts in human thermal physiology and their applications in general public, occupational, military, and athletics settings from the biometeorological perspective. The book includes a section on human physiology, epidemiol
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Human Health and Physical Activity During Heat Exposure
SpringerBriefs in Medical Earth Sciences
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Yuri Hosokawa Editor
Human Health and Physical Activity During Heat Exposure
Editor Yuri Hosokawa College of Sport and Health Science Ritsumeikan University Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan Korey Stringer Institute University of Connecticut Storrs, CT, USA
ISSN 2523-3610 ISSN 2523-3629 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Medical Earth Sciences ISBN 978-3-319-75888-6 ISBN 978-3-319-75889-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75889-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018939301 © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved 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. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Environmental heat stress does not discriminate between those that are affected, even afflicting seemingly healthy and active individuals such as those observed in athletic, occupational, and military settings. In fact, these individuals are exposed to unique circumstances where exposure to extreme heat may be inevitable (e.g., outdoor work and external radiant heat sources) and self-regulation of work is challenging. This raised the need for governing organizations to create strategies to mitigate adverse health events, improve methods to safeguard their respective persons that they oversee, and integrate the fundamental concepts in human thermal physiology into their respective fields to optimize the working environment. In recent years, the assessment of extreme heat risk has morphed into a larger
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