Category: Non-Fiction
Author: Daniel Callahan
Genres: Body, Climate Change, Health, Mind, Nonfiction, Science
Publisher: Columbia University Press
4 Stars
416 Pages
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Genre: Nonfiction, Science, Health, Mind, Body, Climate Change
The book is divided into the following parts and chapters:
- Part 1: Mapping an Irregular Terrain – Our Overheating, Fraying Planet; Feeding a Growing Population; Water – Not Everywhere and Not Always Fit to Drink; Chronic Illness – Rich or Poor, Few Escape; Obesity – The Scourge of Bad Diets and Sedentary Habits
- Part 2: Examining the Pathways Through the Thickets – Always More People and Ever More Elderly Caring and Paying; The Technology Fix – A Way Out?; A Volatile Mix – Public Policy, the Media, and Public Opinion; Law and Governance – Managing Our Public Planet and Our Private Bodies
- Part 3: Toward the Future – Progress, Hope, and Fear – Progress and Its Errant Children – More is Never Enough; The Necessary Coalition – Social Movements, Legislatures, and Business
The author has chosen climate change, water issues, hunger, obesity, and chronic illness as the five issues of today’s world. He goes into detail on each of the topics and explains why these issues need to be addressed.
