Ecohealth
ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH IN CHENNAI, INDIA: AN ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO MANAGING THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT FOR HUMAN HEALTH
Bunch, Martin J., V. Madha Suresh, Dana Wilson, Beth Finnis, T. Vasantha Kumaran, Raj Murthy and Michael J. Jerrett “Environment And Health In Chennai, India: An Ecosystem Approach To Managing The Urban Environment For Human Health” in Martin J. Bunch, V. Madha Suresh and T. Vasantha Kumaran, eds., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environment and Health, Chennai, India, 15-17 December, 2003. Chennai: Department of Geography, University of Madras and Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University. Pages 44 – 65.
This paper presents the results of a workshop held in August 2002 in support of an action-oriented program of research... more
Download (.pdf) ECOHEALTH AND WATERSHEDS: Ecosystem Approaches to Re-integrate Water Resources Management with Health and Well-being
Parkes, M.W., Morrison, K.E., Bunch, M.J., and Venema, H.D. (2008) Ecohealth and Watersheds: Ecosystem Approaches to Re-integrate Water Resources Management with Health and Well-being. Network for Ecosystem Sustainability and Health (Publication Series No. 2) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development,Winnipeg, MB. Available online at http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2008/ecohealth_watersheds.pdf.
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The links between ecosystem approaches to health, natural resource management and poverty... more
Gestión integrada del agua y la salud desde una visión ecosistémica ("Water for life, health and sustainability: An ecosystem approach to reintegrate water resource management with the determinants of health")
Parkes, M., K. Morrison, M.J. Bunch, H. Venema and P. Howitz (2008) Gestión integrada del agua y la salud desde una visión ecosistémica. 2 July 2008. Expo Zaragosa 2008: Water and Sustainable Development. Jun 14, 2008 - Sep 14, 2008 PLaza e España, Zaragoza, Aragon Spain.
The relationship between water resource management and the ‘upstream’ determinants of health is emerging as a new... more
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Research In Turbulent Environments: Slums In Chennai, India and the Impact of the December 2004 Tsunami on An Ecohealth Project
Bunch, M. J., Franklin, B., Morley, D., Kumaran, T. V., & Suresh, V. M. (2005). Research in Turbulent Environments: Slums in Chennai, India and the Impact of the December 2004 Tsunami on an Ecohealth Project. EcoHealth, 2(2), 150-154.
On December 26, 2004, a tsunami struck coastal areas in the Bay of Bengal. Among the communities affected were... more
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Promoting Health and Well-Being by Managing for Social–Ecological Resilience: the Potential of Integrating Ecohealth and Water Resources Management Approaches
Bunch, M. J., Morrison, K. E., Parkes, M. W., & Venema, H. D. (2011). Promoting health and well-being by managing for social–ecological resilience: the potential of integrating ecohealth and water resources management approaches. Ecology and Society, 16(1), 6. [Online] URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol16/iss11/art16/.
In coupled social–ecological systems, the same driving forces can result in combined social and environmental health... more
