Our Global Environment: A Health
Perspective by Anne Nadakavukaren
Engaging Read On Environmental Issues
Human beings may be the dominant form of life on Earth today, but our
health, well-being, and, indeed, survival are dependent on the health and
integrity of the environment in which we live. Anne Nadakavukaren
explores and clarifies this web of interdependency and interrelationships
with uncommon insight into the functioning of the natural environment and
the impact of human activities. She provides a comprehensive, up-to-date
survey of the major environmental issues facing the world today within a
dual framework of ecological concerns combined with specific issues of
personal and community health. With the same clear, compelling writing
that has made this text a perennial favorite among students and faculty
alike, the author imparts to readers a sense of how today’s environmental
issues affect their own lives. Moreover, Our Global Environment provides
the understanding they need to participate in the decision-making
processes that will influence health and environmental quality in the
decades ahead. The Sixth Edition has been extensively updated and

incorporates new issues of concern, including nuclear terrorism,
genetically modified crop plants, mad cow disease, the obesity epidemic,
and many others. Moreover, the text reviews the latest developments in
international efforts to negotiate binding treaties on issues of global
concern, such as climate change, ozone-layer depletion, and tobacco use,
and incorporates numerous examples of environmental problems and
solutions from other nations. Abundant photos and illustrations illuminate
the discussion and also help clarify information and identify trends. The
text contains 72 boxed features within chapters that highlight relevant,
current, and illustrative issues and examples. These include: Tourism:
Environmental Boon or Bane?, Seeking Greener Pastures: International
Migration, The Urban Penalty, Population Pressures Spur Mideast
Tension, The Perils of Pregnancy, Supersized America: The Other Face of
Malnutrition, Eco-Certification of Coffee, Slaughter in the Jungle,
International Initiative to Fight Tobacco, Deadly Dust, The Dark Side of
Beautiful Blossoms, International Initiative to Fight Tobacco, Beware of
Mad Cows, Loose Nukes and Dirty Bombs, Brown Cloud Over Asia, Watch
Where You Swim: Recreational Water Illnesses May Be Lurking, and
Plants vs. Pollution.
Personal Review: Our Global Environment: A Health
Perspective by Anne Nadakavukaren
This book was a required text for one of my courses. In the past I have not
had the best experiences with texts that offer such broad overviews of
topics, and as result, I was not looking forward to reading this book.
However, I have found the book extremely well written with an abundance
of references for additional reading and further research. Every chapter
has inserts of up to date events that outline both the environmental and
health effects of pollution on world populations. For example the chapter
on "Water Pollution" (Ch. 15) at the same time that it identifies the many
sources of water pollution it also provides the reader examples of water
pollution on health; such as, describing in detail the how and why
schistosomiasis infection rates have remained constant for the past 50
years affecting 250 million people globally. If you are interested on a well
written introductory book on the environment and health, this is certainly a
book to keep in mind.
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