Oceans and Human Health: Opportunities and Impacts, Second Edition explores the inextricably interconnected and complex relationship between oceans and humans. Through the lens of the expanding oceans and human health meta-discipline, this work examines the many invaluable ecosystem services offered by oceans as well as the global anthropogenic impacts, and explores the associated risks and benefits to human health.
Written and edited by an interdisciplinary team of experts, including Professor Lora Fleming the book features international perspectives on the resources available to address these benefits and risks, including enhanced research, policy, and community engagement.
The book concludes by examining the future of ocean stewardship and how global populations can unite to nurture and promote our life-enhancing relationship with oceans. This is an indispensable resource for students, researchers, communities, and industry specialists in marine sciences, public health, and international policy.
Key Features
Addresses benefits, opportunities, risks, and impacts resulting from the relationship between oceans and humans, informed by more than 100 international authors.
Identifies and links necessary tools to relevant disciplines for action, and provides illustrative international case studies.
Covers scientific, socioeconomic, political, and ethical analyses behind the latest ocean and human health research
Provides study questions and horizon scans at the end of each chapter to encourage individual thought and action, offering a resource for course instructors, students, and communities.
In this episode of the “World We Want” podcast series, the editors of Oceans and Human Health: Opportunities and Impacts talk to Márcia Balisciano about about the fascinating connections between the ocean and human health, spanning from wellbeing and mental health, to medicinal resources, plastics, food and nutrition, and the health risks of polluted oceans.
Readership
Researchers in marine sciences, marine biology, evolution, ecology, public health, medicine, and marine sustainability; advanced undergraduate and graduate students in marine science and public health disciplines, environmental and public health sector administrators; and communities.
The book is available in hardcopy or ebook to order from Elsevier.