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Obesity Epidemic and the Environment
Latin America and the Caribbean Region
- 312 pages
- English
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eBook - ePub
Obesity Epidemic and the Environment
Latin America and the Caribbean Region
About this book
Obesity Epidemic and the Environment: Latin America and the Caribbean Region provides a broad analysis of the macroeconomic impact of the obesity epidemic on environmental degradation in the LAC region. Case studies combine theory and practice to achieve critical conclusions (and subsequent policy implications), providing useful tools for those working on actual health, energy and environmental challenges. Written for researchers, policymakers, international organizations and practitioners in various fields, especially those in public health, health economics, energy and environmental economics and social sciences, this book thoroughly highlights the obesity epidemic in this region.
In the LAC region, obesity has become a public health issue. The increase of this problem is related to the economic gains obtained from the process of liberalization and privatization, the increase of foreign investment, and infrastructure investments.
- Analyzes the macroeconomic impact of the obesity epidemic in the Latin America and Caribbean region
- Examines the effect of environmental degradation (CO? emissions) and the contribution it plays
- Develops working tools for the reader to access econometric techniques to grasp empirical approaches on health, energy and environmental economics
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Yes, you can access Obesity Epidemic and the Environment by Matheus Koengkan,Jose Alberto Fuinhas,Aida Isabel P. Tavares,Nuno Silva in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Biology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Front Matter
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Biographies
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- 1 : Context of the obesity problem in the Latin American region
- 2 : Determinants of obesity in the Latin America and Caribbean region
- 3 : Interactions between obesity, economic growth, globalisation, urbanisation and poverty in Latin American and Caribbean countries
- 4 : The effect of the urbanisation process on body mass index in Latin American and Caribbean countries
- 5 : Impact of the obesity epidemic on economic growth in Latin American and Caribbean countries
- 6 : Environmental degradation in the Latin American and Caribbean region
- 7 : Causes of environmental degradation in the Latin American and Caribbean region
- 8 : The consequences of the obesity epidemic on food production: empirical evidence from Latin American and Caribbean countries
- 9 : Does the obesity epidemic increase the consumption of fossil fuels in Latin America and Caribbean countries?
- 10 : The increase of CO2 emissions by obesity epidemic in Latin American and Caribbean countries
- Index
- A