scholarly journals The marine biology of law and human health

2015 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Thomas Appleby ◽  
Susan Kinsey ◽  
Benedict Wheeler ◽  
Emma Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Patent Protection ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Marine Conservation ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Unsuccessful Attempt ◽  
The Us

This review uses a multidisciplinary approach to investigate legal issues concerning the oceans and human health. It firstly seeks to define the boundaries of oceans and human health research. We use three case studies as examples: biomedical research, marine litter and human well-being. Biomedical research raises complex issues relating to coastal states’ sovereign rights to exploit their marine resources and the patenting processes. Coastal states have differing degrees of control over research at sea. There are differences in EU and US law over the status of genetic discoveries, with the US having stricter criteria to qualify for patent protection. International law sets the standard for bioprospecting in developing countries under the Nagoya Protocol. The cost and complexity of marine biomedical research mean that it cannot be left to commercial exploration and needs some public funding. The second case study highlights the rise in marine plastics pollution using Marine Conservation Society beachwatch data. It details the need to alter product design to avoid marine pollution and records an unsuccessful attempt by academics and an NGO to make contact with the manufacturers of one polluting product. It also introduces the concept that faulty design could amount to a public nuisance. The third case study highlights the potential health benefits from access to the coast and the statutory responsibility which sits with the US and UK authorities in the provision of well-being. It posits that there needs to be greater inter-agency coordination to promote access to the coast for human well-being.

Planetary Health, Climate Change, and Lifestyle Medicine: Threats and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
pp. 155982762110081
Author(s):  
Neha Pathak ◽  
Amanda McKinney
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Lifestyle Medicine ◽  
The Face ◽  
Mitigate Climate Change

Global environmental degradation and climate change threaten the foundation of human health and well-being. In a confluence of crises, the accelerating pace of climate change and other environmental disruptions pose an additional, preventable danger to a global population that is both aging and carrying a growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Climate change and environmental disruption function as “threat multipliers,” especially for those with NCDs, worsening the potential health impacts on those with suboptimal health. At the same time, these environmental factors threaten the basic pillars of health and prevention, increasing the risk of developing chronic disease. In the face of these threats, the core competencies of lifestyle medicine (LM) present crucial opportunities to mitigate climate change and human health impacts while also allowing individuals and communities to build resilience. LM health professionals are uniquely positioned to coach patients toward climate-healthy behavior changes that heal both people and the planet.

A review on bromate occurrence and removal strategies in water supply

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 131-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Xie ◽  
C. Shang
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Drinking Water Standard ◽  
Carbon Adsorption ◽  
The Us ◽  
Current Maximum ◽  
Ammonia Addition ◽  
Removal Technologies

The need of disinfecting potable water to eliminate potential health risks associated with waterborne pathogens, however inevitably resulting in leaving elevated toxicity in water by forming disinfection by-products (DBPs) is being considered as one of the primary threats to human well-being. Bromate is a carcinogenic DBP mainly formed during ozonation of bromide-containing water. The current maximum contaminant level (MCL) of bromate in the US national primary drinking water standard is set at 10 μg/L. With continuous improvements in analytical instrumentation and removal technologies, a lower MCL for bromate is expected in the future. Current researches on bromate control strategies involve minimizing bromate formation (like ammonia addition) or removing bromate after formation (like carbon adsorption), however have their own limitations. Seeking for alternative bromate control strategies that can be used alone (or in combine with others) is of great value and in urgent need when water quality standards are getting more stringent. This paper reviews the occurrence of bromate in water supply and evaluates the effectiveness of bromate removal technologies applied, to advance our understanding of bromate fate and degradation in water supply system for future study.

Tourists in the garden; human health and happiness and the semiotics of garden visiting.

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-97
Author(s):  
Richard W. Benfield
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Human Species ◽  
Five Senses ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract In this chapter the motivations of garden visiting are explored at a deeper level, into the realm of psychology and psychological drivers to gardens. This research area is called "semiotics". It is suggested that examination of the five senses would be a major indicator of semiotics as much of what a tourist experiences or displays would be recorded through the five human senses. Moreover, the five senses lead to a realization of happiness which is what tourism seeks and indeed what the human species ultimately wishes. A case study is presented of semiotics research conducted in the Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, New York, USA. The literature that links gardens (and gardening) to human health and well-being is also reviewed.

scholarly journals Conserve My Village—Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish Students’ Valued Landscapes and Well-Being

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 671
Author(s):  
Eija Yli-Panula ◽  
Eila Jeronen ◽  
Eila Matikainen ◽  
Christel Persson
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Aquatic Environments ◽  
Natural Landscapes ◽  
Content Analyses ◽  
Mountain Landscapes ◽  
Health And Well Being

In the context of landscape, both the natural environment and the built environment can be linked with human health and well-being. This connection has been studied among adults, but no research has been conducted on young people. To fill this gap, this case study aimed to elucidate students’ views on landscapes worth conserving and the landscapes that affect and support their well-being. The participants (n = 538) were Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish students from grades 3–6. The students drew the landscapes they wanted to conserve. The drawn landscapes and the welfare-supporting features they contained were analysed using inductive and abductive content analyses. The students from all three countries preferred water, forest and yard landscapes. In the drawings of natural landscapes, the most recurring themes were sunrise or sunset, forest, beach and mountain landscapes. Physical well-being was manifested in the opportunity to jog and walk. Social well-being was reflected in the presence of friends, relatives and animals. Therapeutically important well-being-related spaces—the so-called green (natural areas), blue (aquatic environments) and white (e.g., snow) areas—were also depicted in the participants’ drawings. It can be concluded that the drawn landscapes reflect several values that promote students’ well-being.

scholarly journals Transnational Social Resilience in La Costa Region of Chiapas, Mexico

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Vila Freyer
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
Social Remittances ◽  
Informative Case ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Community Crisis

This paper tells the story of how a group of fishermen became resilient in response to a community crisis in their village caused by the depletion of shrimp stocks, and how they are building transnational social resilience through the creation and operation of an Ecotourist resort to improve their lives, and insure their future well-being. Social change is taking place in some communities in the La Costa region of Chiapas, one of the most impoverished states in Mexico, where people opted to emigrate to the US and came back charged with individual and collective social remittances, and new personal narratives which have helped them and their community adapt and change while constructing transnational lives. The development of El Centro Turístico El Madresal in Ponte Duro, Chiapas, provides an informative case study in how to use the tools of social resilience conceptualization within a transnational context.

Tourists in the garden; human health and happiness and the semiotics of garden visiting.

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-97
Author(s):  
Richard W. Benfield
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Human Species ◽  
Five Senses ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract In this chapter the motivations of garden visiting are explored at a deeper level, into the realm of psychology and psychological drivers to gardens. This research area is called "semiotics". It is suggested that examination of the five senses would be a major indicator of semiotics as much of what a tourist experiences or displays would be recorded through the five human senses. Moreover, the five senses lead to a realization of happiness which is what tourism seeks and indeed what the human species ultimately wishes. A case study is presented of semiotics research conducted in the Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, New York, USA. The literature that links gardens (and gardening) to human health and well-being is also reviewed.

Food webs with humans: In name only?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma C. Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Human Behavior ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Natural Systems ◽  
Fishing Vessels ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Us ◽  
Dungeness Crabs ◽  
Us West

This chapter highlights the importance of considering people as integral to foodwebs. Despite extensive recent research on coupled human-natural systems, lacking are models that incorporate human behavior in a way that yields pragmatic insights into the management of multispecies fisheries. Using the US West Coast commercial fisheries system as a case study, this chapter develops a novel network approach of linking the social system (i.e., fishing communities) to the ecological system (the fish). The analysis reveals that fisheries that seem unconnected biologically, such as benthic Dungeness crabs and pelagic tuna, can in fact be strongly linked by fishing vessels that are active in both fisheries. Understanding how human behavior connects seemingly disparate ecological systems has important implications for fisheries managers seeking to balance human well-being with sustainable populations of fish.

scholarly journals Community Orchards for Food Sovereignty, Human Health, and Climate Resilience: Indigenous Roots and Contemporary Applications

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1533
Author(s):  
Sarah Taylor Lovell ◽  
Jann Hayman ◽  
Hannah Hemmelgarn ◽  
Andrea A. Hunter ◽  
John R. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food Sovereignty ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Climate Resilience ◽  
Fresh Food ◽  
The Us ◽  
Valuable Role

Community orchards could play a valuable role as nature-based solutions to complex challenges we face today. In these unique plantings, a variety of nut- and fruit-producing trees and berry shrubs are often established together on public spaces to provide the community with healthy, fresh food. Interest in these plantings has been increasing in the United States, even more so since the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted vulnerabilities in our food systems. However, the roots of community orchards can be traced back to Indigenous foodways which have persisted for millennia. Then and now, community orchards support an array of functions, positioning them to contribute to solutions to major challenges related to food security, human health, and climate resilience. In this paper, contemporary applications are considered for Indigenous communities in the US that seek to care for their communities and the environment. A case study of the Osage Orchard project in Pawhuska, OK, USA, highlights the value of reconnecting with cultural foods and practices of Osage ancestors, to meet the needs and preferences of a contemporary Indigenous community.

Green Harvest

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Jones
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Organic Farming ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
The World ◽  
Back To The Land ◽  
Organic Gardening

Green Harvest explores the ideas and practices that have shaped organic farming and gardening in Australia from the interwar years to the present day. It reveals that Australian organic farming and gardening societies were amongst the first in the world, being active as early as the 1940s. In what way does human health depend upon the natural environment? Green Harvest traces this idea through four themes of Australian organic farming and gardening – soil, chemical free, ecological well-being and back to the land – each illustrated with a case study profiling an Australian organic farmer or gardener. Personalities in Australian organic gardening, such as Jackie French and Peter Bennett, talk about organic growing. The book also features extracts from early organic magazines and interviews with current organic growers, including banana and macadamia farmers, managers of outback sheep stations, dairy farmers and self-sufficiency gardeners. All of these tell the story of Australian organic farming and gardening: past, present and future.

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