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Governing for a Healthy Population: Towards an Understanding of How Decision-Making Will Determine Our Global Health in a Changing Climate
Enhancing the adaptive capacity of individuals, communities, institutions and nations is pivotal to protecting and improving human health and well-being in the face of systemic social inequity plus dangerous climate change. However, research on the determinants of adaptive capacity in relation to he...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315069/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22470278 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9010055 |
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author | Bowen, Kathryn J. Friel, Sharon Ebi, Kristie Butler, Colin D. Miller, Fiona McMichael, Anthony J. |
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description | Enhancing the adaptive capacity of individuals, communities, institutions and nations is pivotal to protecting and improving human health and well-being in the face of systemic social inequity plus dangerous climate change. However, research on the determinants of adaptive capacity in relation to health, particularly concerning the role of governance, is in its infancy. This paper highlights the intersections between global health, climate change and governance. It presents an overview of these key concerns, their relation to each other, and the potential that a greater understanding of governance may present opportunities to strengthen policy and action responses to the health effects of climate change. Important parallels between addressing health inequities and sustainable development practices in the face of global environmental change are also highlighted. We propose that governance can be investigated through two key lenses within the earth system governance theoretical framework; agency and architecture. These two governance concepts can be evaluated using methods of social network research and policy analysis using case studies and is the subject of further research. |
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spelling | pubmed-33150692012-04-02 Governing for a Healthy Population: Towards an Understanding of How Decision-Making Will Determine Our Global Health in a Changing Climate Bowen, Kathryn J. Friel, Sharon Ebi, Kristie Butler, Colin D. Miller, Fiona McMichael, Anthony J. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Enhancing the adaptive capacity of individuals, communities, institutions and nations is pivotal to protecting and improving human health and well-being in the face of systemic social inequity plus dangerous climate change. However, research on the determinants of adaptive capacity in relation to health, particularly concerning the role of governance, is in its infancy. This paper highlights the intersections between global health, climate change and governance. It presents an overview of these key concerns, their relation to each other, and the potential that a greater understanding of governance may present opportunities to strengthen policy and action responses to the health effects of climate change. Important parallels between addressing health inequities and sustainable development practices in the face of global environmental change are also highlighted. We propose that governance can be investigated through two key lenses within the earth system governance theoretical framework; agency and architecture. These two governance concepts can be evaluated using methods of social network research and policy analysis using case studies and is the subject of further research. MDPI 2011-12-29 2012-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3315069/ /pubmed/22470278 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9010055 Text en © 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Bowen, Kathryn J. Friel, Sharon Ebi, Kristie Butler, Colin D. Miller, Fiona McMichael, Anthony J. Governing for a Healthy Population: Towards an Understanding of How Decision-Making Will Determine Our Global Health in a Changing Climate |
title | Governing for a Healthy Population: Towards an Understanding of How Decision-Making Will Determine Our Global Health in a Changing Climate |
title_full | Governing for a Healthy Population: Towards an Understanding of How Decision-Making Will Determine Our Global Health in a Changing Climate |
title_fullStr | Governing for a Healthy Population: Towards an Understanding of How Decision-Making Will Determine Our Global Health in a Changing Climate |
title_full_unstemmed | Governing for a Healthy Population: Towards an Understanding of How Decision-Making Will Determine Our Global Health in a Changing Climate |
title_short | Governing for a Healthy Population: Towards an Understanding of How Decision-Making Will Determine Our Global Health in a Changing Climate |
title_sort | governing for a healthy population: towards an understanding of how decision-making will determine our global health in a changing climate |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315069/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22470278 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9010055 |
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