Sustainable Healthcare Knut Schroeder Trevor Thompson Kathleen Frith by Knut Schroeder, Trevor Thompson, Kathleen Frith, David Pencheon(auth.) 9780470656716, 9781118342527, 0470656719, 1118342526 instant download after payment.

Sustainable Healthcare sets out a vision for medical care of high quality, manageable cost and low impact on the planetary systems which sustain us.
In tackling the major challenges of our age, such as resource depletion, loss of biodiversity and climate change, health services can play a central role, moving from being part of the problem to becoming part of the solution. Sustainable Healthcare explores questions such as:

• What is the relevance of sustainability in healthcare?Content:
  Chapter 1 Greening the Gaze (pages 1–25):
  Chapter 2 Climate Science in Context (pages 26–49):
  Chapter 3 Engaging with Sustainability (pages 50–71):
  Chapter 4 A Vision for Sustainable Healthcare (pages 72–91):
  Chapter 5 Low?Carbon Clinical Care (pages 92–111):
  Chapter 6 Food for People and Planet (pages 112–137):
  Chapter 7 Travel and Transport: Moving to Better Health (pages 138–156):
  Chapter 8 Healthy Buildings, Healthy Spaces (pages 157–182):
  Chapter 9 Resource Stewardship (pages 183–205):
  Chapter 10 The Green Death (pages 206–222):
  Chapter 11 The Green Academy (pages 223–243):
  Chapter 12 The Journey towards Sustainable Healthcare (pages 244–257):