Overview
There is an emerging awareness of the extent of climate change, land use change, urbanisation, deforestation and globalisation. These environmental change drivers may have significant impacts on human and societal health. This topic will investigate the mechanisms by which health outcomes are associated with these drivers. It will critically evaluate … For more content click the Read More button below.
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Aims
This topic aims to provide students with a broad understanding of the ways climate change may influence human systems and particularly may impact on human health.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Identify the main global environmental change drivers
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Understand how each of these drivers lead to specific human health outcomes
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Generalise global environmental change drivers in other aspects of environment-society interaction
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Evaluate interventions that may mitigate environmental change impacts
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