Human Health Challenges in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador : Future Perspectives (Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands)

Ocampo, Jaime E. (EDT)/ Headley, Ivonne (EDT)/ Ocampo, Maria Belen (EDT)

Springer, Berlin; Springer（2027/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版
• 商品コード 9783032458889

Full Description

The Galápagos Islands are often viewed through the lens of biodiversity and conservation. Far less attention has been given to the health and wellbeing of the people who inhabit this globally significant archipelago. This book addresses that gap by examining how environmental conditions, social change, public health, and sustainable development intersect in one of the world's most distinctive island systems. Through case studies spanning maternal and child health, nutrition transitions, water quality and water insecurity, infectious diseases, healthcare delivery, tourism impacts, mental wellbeing, and conservation behavior, the contributors demonstrate how human and environmental health are deeply interconnected. The chapters reveal the opportunities and vulnerabilities associated with living in an ecologically fragile and geographically isolated environment, while highlighting broader lessons for island communities worldwide. Bringing together expertise from public health, environmental science, medicine, social sciences, and sustainability studies, the book provides a timely contribution to understanding the human dimensions of sustainability in protected island ecosystems. This volume is an essential resource for researchers, students, policymakers, and practitioners interested in island sustainability, environmental health, conservation, and social-ecological systems.