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dc.titleEnsuring Healthy Environments
dc.contributor.authorNäslund-Hadley, Emma
dc.contributor.authorRamos, María Clara
dc.contributor.authorParedes, Juan Roberto
dc.contributor.authorBolivar, Ángela
dc.contributor.authorWilches-Chaux, Gustavo
dc.contributor.orgunitEducation Division
dc.date.available2016-02-11T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2015-12-08T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractA healthy environment is made up of many elements that are indispensable for our physical and spiritual health, our cultural wellbeing, and our happiness. Among these are, of course, breatheable air, drinkable water, and enough food to feed the community all of which can become contaminated. A healthy environment also includes factors that we don't often think about. Pollution from noise and light (excessive lighting where there should be shadows or darkness), as well as "visual pollution" (from fences, billboards, tall buildings, and other objects that obstruct visibility), may not harm us as quickly as toxins in our food, water, or air, but, over time, they erode our physical and mental health.
dc.format.extent48;52
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0006299
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Ensuring-Healthy-Environments.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Garantizar-entornos-saludables.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectWastewater
dc.subjectDrinking Water
dc.subjectPollution
dc.subjectSanitation Service
dc.subjectWater Pollution
dc.subjectWater Use
dc.subjectWater Supply and Sanitation
dc.subjectNatural Disaster
dc.subjectWater Quality
dc.subjectDisaster
dc.subjectYouth and Children
dc.subjectHealth Services
dc.subject.keywordssubete;environmental policy;education;climate change
dc.typeCatalogs and Brochures
idb.identifier.pubnumberCatalogs & Brochures
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