Human Frontiers, Environments, and Disease: Past Patterns, Uncertain Futures

Abstract

Human frontiers, environments and diseases goes beyond the alarm raised by Silent spring by R Carson and continued by The stolen future by T Colborn. Toni McMichael gives a broad picture of health ecology. A picture that tells how during the 20th century, average life expectancy has doubled, the population has increased by four, the global food yield and water consumption by six, …