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Energy management and global health
Energy management and global health
Ezzati, M. Bailis, R. Kammen, D.M. Holloway, T. Price, L. Cifuentes, L.A. Barnes, B. Chaurey, A. Dhanapala, K.N.
Ezzati, M.
Bailis, R.
Kammen, D.M.
Holloway, T.
Price, L.
Cifuentes, L.A.
Barnes, B.
Chaurey, A.
Dhanapala, K.N.
Abstract
Energy and energy technologies have a central role in social and economic
development at all scales, from household and community to regional and
national. Among its welfare effects, energy is closely linked with public health both
positively and negatively, the latter through environmental pollution and degradation.
We review the current research on how energy use and energy technologies influence
public health, emphasizing the risks associated with indoor and ambient air pollution
from energy use, and the links between the local and global environmental health
impacts of energy use. This review illustrates that, despite their large public health
implications, most energy policies and programs in the developing world are fundamentally
treated as components of overall economic development, without explicit
assessment of their health benefits or hazards. Closer integration of health in energy
management can facilitate the development of policies and programs that increase
welfare and minimize negative health outcomes. Renewable energy technologies are
used as an example of how an integrated energy-health approach can be used in policy
analysis and formulation.
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2004
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Palo Alto
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Energy , Environment , Exact sciences and technology , Applied sciences , Energy , General, economic and professional studies , Energy economics , Energy policy , Pollution , Pollution sources. Measurement results , Cost analysis , Aerosol , Clean fuel , Production cost , Economic growth , Pollutant emission , Renewable energy , Greenhouse gas , Risk management , Energy management , Environment impact , Long term , Mortality , Poverty , Energy policy , Air pollution , Indoor pollution , Power production , Forecasting , Distribution by sources , Public health , Residential sector , Sex , Energy source
Citation
EZZATI M, BAILIS R, KAMMEN DM, HOLLOWAY T, PRICE L, CIFUENTES LA, et al. Energy management and global health. Annual review of environment and resources