Environmental Health Behavior
Concepts, Determinants, and Impacts
- 1st Edition - August 9, 2024
- Editors: Ana Virgolino, Osvaldo Santos, Ricardo R. Santos
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 0 0 0 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 2 4 8 - 3
The unique biological capacities of humankind enabled the emergence of organized societies and sophisticated and globalized cultures. The progressive and universal recognition of… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe unique biological capacities of humankind enabled the emergence of organized societies and sophisticated and globalized cultures. The progressive and universal recognition of science and technology as bulwarks of our species' survival, longevity, and quality of life made individual and organizational behaviors the main drivers of current (and future) human and planetary health standards.
Environmental Health Behavior: Concepts, Determinants, and Impacts, integrates two different but intertwined fields, environmental health sciences and human behavior sciences, identifying and systematizing current knowledge about human behaviors and habits, and addressing the challenge of environmental sustainability. The book takes the reader through a conceptual framework for environmental health behavior (EHB) as an emerging field of public and environmental health, positioning behavior change as the main challenge for the success of promoting sustainable human and planetary health. Its reading promotes insight into the environmental impacts of human demands and behavior, and, vice-versa, about the impacts of the environment on human behavior change. Moreover, different evidence-based strategies to promote EHB change are identified as practical tools for stakeholders involved in the challenge of promoting intergenerational well-being in balanced and sustainable human-produced and natural systems.
Environmental Health Behavior: Concepts, Determinants, and Impacts, integrates two different but intertwined fields, environmental health sciences and human behavior sciences, identifying and systematizing current knowledge about human behaviors and habits, and addressing the challenge of environmental sustainability. The book takes the reader through a conceptual framework for environmental health behavior (EHB) as an emerging field of public and environmental health, positioning behavior change as the main challenge for the success of promoting sustainable human and planetary health. Its reading promotes insight into the environmental impacts of human demands and behavior, and, vice-versa, about the impacts of the environment on human behavior change. Moreover, different evidence-based strategies to promote EHB change are identified as practical tools for stakeholders involved in the challenge of promoting intergenerational well-being in balanced and sustainable human-produced and natural systems.
- Provides easily accessible integrated data supported by practical and illustrative examples of environmental health behaviors
- Offers a multidisciplinary collaborative approach to EHB by experts from different fields – health sciences, environmental sciences, psychology, sociology, among others
- Delivers information on how to promote EHB change in different settings
Researchers, academics, and professionals in environmental health sciences, public health professionals, biologists, behavioral scientists, healthcare providers, government and policymakers, sociologists, information technologists
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Tragedy of the commons, again
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Is the house really on fire?
- If the house is on fire, who is the igniter?
- A human is a human is a human
- Conclusion: Retrotopia or utopia?
- References
- Chapter 2 Did we evolve to live healthily? How natural selection shaped our body, our behavior, and the way we interact with the environment
- Abstract
- Adapted body
- Aging
- Evolution of senescence
- A cultural animal
- Live healthily
- References
- Chapter 3 A different light on environmental health
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The (negative) interdependency of human health and the environment
- The challenges of defining environmental health
- Environmental health: A transdisciplinary endeavor
- References
- Chapter 4 Cultural and civilizational determinants of environmental health
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The origins of the concept of nature and the emergence of environmental health and protection
- Forests as the environmental paradigm
- Cultural and civilizational determinants, modern mainstream economics and rational egoism
- Health at a time of social, economic, and environmental crises
- References
- Chapter 5 Environmental health behavior as a unifying concept for public health and planetary health
- Abstract
- Public health: A historical perspective
- The rise of planetary health
- Why, then, environmental health behavior?
- References
- Chapter 6 Promoting health behavior change across different environments: Universal principles of behavior modification at individual and community level
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Health promotion principles
- Health behavior theories
- Communication in health education and health promotion
- Responsibilities and skills for health education and health promotion
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7 Social and affective environments: The importance of family ecosystems for positive development during adolescence
- Abstract
- The family environment is relevant to health promotion
- Adolescence: A period of conflict with the parents
- A case study from the Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) network
- References
- Chapter 8 The whole-school ecosystem approach for promoting health and satisfaction with life among adolescents
- Abstract
- Health, health promotion, and health-promoting schools
- A whole-school approach to health
- A WHO collaborative network on youth health and health behaviors: The Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC/WHO)
- The HSBC 2018 survey
- Final notes
- References
- Chapter 9 Impact of the natural and built environment on human health: A perspective from environmental psychology
- Abstract
- Funding disclosure
- Introduction
- The built environment and human health
- The health benefits of nature
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 10 How smart cities can promote healthy behaviors
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Smart living
- Smart health
- Smart governance
- Smart behavior
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 11 The impact of developing green and exercise-friendly spaces in deprived neighborhoods on health and healthy lifestyles: A systematic literature review
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12 Digital environments: Additional environmental layers for environmental health behavior
- Abstract
- The dialectic between digital and physical environments and the effects of digital environments on human behavior and health
- A research agenda for the near future
- References
- Chapter 13 Environmental migration and human rights: Clues for the debate
- Abstract
- Climate-related migration and human rights
- Human mobility in the context of climate change
- Migration, climate change adaptation, and environmental sustainability efforts
- Intersections of environmental justice
- References
- Chapter 14 Environmental change, mental health, and well-being
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Environmental changes
- Experience changes
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 15 From diagnosis to treatment of mental disorders in a world of accelerated environmental changes
- Abstract
- Psychopathology in the interaction between the individual and the environment
- References
- Chapter 16 Psychology of homelessness, home, and environment
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Environment as our common home
- The psychological function of home
- Homelessness
- Second skin phenomena
- Relation with environment
- Psychological approach to homeless individuals
- Final thoughts
- References
- Chapter 17 Challenges from patterns of human behaviors and drought: Environmental and human health risks
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- Drought as an important environmental and socioeconomic concern worldwide
- Human behavior patterns and changes in drought-related risks and vulnerability: A main public health challenge
- References
- Chapter 18 Energy poverty: Overview and illustrative case
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Energy poverty as inability to realize essential capabilities
- Good health as an essential capability
- The case of Portugal
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 19 The environmental footprint of the healthcare system
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Factors shaping environmental impact of healthcare systems
- Environmental impact of the healthcare system
- Sustainable solutions for the reduction of healthcare footprint
- Final remarks
- References
- Chapter 20 Health and environmental risk communication: Avoiding risk information avoidance and unintentional message framing effects
- Abstract
- Informed decision making: The role of risk communication
- Barriers to accessing information
- Barriers to understanding the information
- Going beyond risk information access and understanding
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 360
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 9, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128240007
- eBook ISBN: 9780128242483
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Ana Virgolino
Ana Virgolino is a health and clinical psychologist and a researcher at the Institute of Environmental Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, where she has been working on several projects linked to environmental health, mental health, epidemiology, and behavioral change, also involving interventions at the community. She is the responsible investigator for the participation of the Lisbon Faculty of Medicine in several international projects in the area of human biomonitoring.
Affiliations and expertise
Environmental Health Behavior (EnviHeB) Lab, Institute of Environmental Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of LisbonOS
Osvaldo Santos
Osvaldo Santos is a clinical and health psychologist, and psychotherapist. He is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL), teaching several topics of health psychology, quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods applied to different areas of health psychology, health promotion, public health, and environmental health. He is the head of the Environmental Health Behavior Lab, at the Institute of Environmental Health of FMUL. He led several international projects in different health psychology areas, focusing on health behavior change. More recently, he has coordinated several local health promotion strategies, envisioning the transformation of environments to support healthy behaviors adoption. His work has been recognized with several scientific awards. He is one of the most cited Portuguese psychologists, with publications in several of the most relevant scientific journals worldwide (including Nature, Science, and The Lancet).
Affiliations and expertise
Environmental Health Behavior (EnviHeB) Lab, Institute of Environmental Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of LisbonRS
Ricardo R. Santos
Ricardo R. Santos is a Board-certified Biologist. He is a Researcher at the Institute of Environmental Health and a Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon (UL). He is also a doctoral researcher at the NOVA Institute of Communication, an associate member of the ICS-UL Human-Animal Studies Hub, an associate member of the UL Tropical College, and a steering committee member of the DASH – The Doctor as a Humanist. His research work and lecturing covers a variety of areas, including science communication, ethics and bioethics, environmental health, one health, planetary health, climate change, science and art, animal studies, and grief.
Affiliations and expertise
Institute of Environmental Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of LisbonRead Environmental Health Behavior on ScienceDirect