Ecosystem approaches to human health and well-being : reflections from use in a mining context | EcoHealth journal special supplement November 2004
2004
Noronha, Ligia
Includes abstract in French and Spanish
Show more [+] Less [-]This article briefly discusses the evolution of ecosystem approaches, and illustrates the use of ecosystem approaches to assess human health and well-being in a mining context. It discusses the various elements that help distinguish such approaches from other approaches. Well-being here is understood broadly in terms of its ‘‘constituents’’ and ‘‘determinants,’’ of which health is an important constituent. Ecological, health, and social assessments highlighted a number of impacts from mining activity in Goa, India. These generated a list of issues of concern that were validated by stakeholders—community, industry, and government— which served as a basis for the development of tools to track mining-induced changes in health and well-being. The article concludes by reflecting on some of the challenges posed by the use of ecosystem approaches to assessing human health and well-being.
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