The Five Horsemen of the Modern World: Climate, Food, Water, Disease and Obesity

Callahan, Daniel

The Five Horsemen of the Modern World: Climate, Food, Water, Disease and Obesity - New York Columbia University Press 2016 - 393p

1. Our overheating, fraying planet
2. Feeding a growing population : how, and with what kind of food?
3. Water : not everywhere and not always fit to drink
4. Chronic illness : rich or poor, few escape
5. Obesity : the scourge of bad diets and sedentary habits
6. Always more people and ever more elderly : caring and paying
7. The technology fix : a way out?
8. A volatile mix : public opinion, the media, and shaping policy
9. Law and governance : managing our public planet and our private bodies
10. Progress and its errant children : more is never enough
11. The necessary coalition : social movements, legislatures, business.

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Public Policy - Social Services &​ Welfare.
Environmental health - Public health - World health

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