Ambient Temperature and Health in China
This book focuses on the Chinese health impact induced by ambient temperature variation, especially the epidemiology-based exposure-response relationship with the mortality and morbidity from respiratory, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health among C
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Ambient Temperature and Health in China
Hualiang Lin • Wenjun Ma • Qiyong Liu Editors
Ambient Temperature and Health in China
Editors Hualiang Lin School of Public Health Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou Guangdong China
Wenjun Ma Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health Guangzhou Guangdong China
Qiyong Liu National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention Beijing Beijing China
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Foreword
Climate change is a global threat: its effects are felt everywhere, although not always in the same form or to the same extent. But the impacts in China, and measures taken in that country to cope, have special significance. This is partly a matter of scale, given that roughly 20% of the world’s population lives in China. Losses (and gains) dwarf, in absolute terms, those experienced in almost any other country. However, the Chinese story stands out in other ways also. With its fast-rising economy, China is challenged to simultaneously protect the environment, sustain public health and meet social expectations for better quality of life. These pressures exist in many developing countries, but the Chinese response to climate change is of particular interest, given the country’s capacity to plan long-term and nationwide. Examples include decisive, wide-ranging policies to curb air pollution, expand forests and promote low-carbon forms of power generation. As a summary of climate and health impacts in Chi
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