
Oxford handbook of expedition and wilderness medicine
Oxford handbook of expedition and wilderness medicine
Bok · Engelsk · 2023
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Omfang | xxv, 881 sider : illustrasjoner
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Utgave | Third edition
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Opplysninger | "The third edition of this book is being written amidst huge global uncertainty and disruption. Covid-19, the first pandemic for a century, has disrupted life for most of the world's eight billion people. The pandemic struck a world that was becoming increas-ingly aware of the consequences of an exponential rise in human population, with its effects on global warming, resource deple-tion and ecosystem destruction. Travel to exotic places, until half a century ago undertaken by a privileged few, has become a mass-market industry creating wealth and employment, but in popular locations has become unsustainable as excessive num-bers of visitors cram into the most popular destinations"--
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Emner | |
ISBN | 9780198867012
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