Socio-ecological interactions and health impacts

Lecturer: Dr. Gertjan Geerling

Duration: 45 mins (8.30-9.15)

Summary

As part of the United Nations millennium ecosystems assessment, the link between ecosystems and human well-being is described. Many elements in ecosystems contribute to human health. This lecture shows why ecosystems matter to human health and gives an overview how ecosystems have changed and introduces the health implications. Special attention is drawn to the role of water in the links between ecosystems and human health.

Student learning goals

• Can explain why fresh water is an ecosystem service.
• Can explain the effects of eutrophication on human health.
• Can explain environmental and human health effects of antibiotic resistance.
• Can explain effects of mining on human health.
• Understands impacts of agriculture on water ecosystems and human health.
• Understands the link between water ecosystem alteration and human health

Contributions to course goals

Contributes to the following goals:

• To know and understand the relations between water and water related diseases as an example of a socio-ecological problems.
• The understanding of socio-cultural processes and mechanisms that led to current problems.

Literature for self study

Obligatory:

• Myers, S.S. and Patz, J.A., 2009. Emerging threats to human health from global environmental change. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 34, pp.223-252. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.environ.033108.102650

For your interest (not exam): Chapter freshwater from biodiversity and health assessment:

• World Health Organization and Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2015. Connecting global priorities: biodiversity and human health: a state of knowledge review. WHO Press, World Health Organization, Geneva. ISBN 978 92 4 150853 7. https://www.cbd.int/health/SOK-biodiversity-en.pdf

Course assignment (socio-DPSIR)

Lecturer: Dr. Gertjan Geerling

Duration: 45 mins (9.30-10.15)

Summary

You can find the assignment in the presentation via: For the assignment description follow this link.

Student learning goals

• The student can explain and apply the DPSIR in complex problems.
• p.m.

Literature for self study

Please use the DPSIR as described in:

Yee, S.H., Bradley, P., Fisher, W.S., Perreault, S.D., Quackenboss, J., Johnson, E.D., Bousquin, J. and Murphy, P.A., 2012. Integrating human health and environmental health into the DPSIR framework: a tool to identify research opportunities for sustainable and healthy communities. EcoHealth, 9(4), pp.411-426.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10393-012-0805-3