Critical linkages between land-use transition and human health in the Himalayan region

Jianchu Xu; Sharma, Rita; Jing Gang; Yufen Xu

Critical linkages between land-use transition and human health in the Himalayan region

2007

Jianchu Xu | Sharma, Rita | Jing Gang | Yufen Xu

This article reviews critical linkages between land-use transition and human health in the Himalayan region by applying ecosystem approaches to human health (EcoHealth). Land-use transition in the Himalayan region includes sedentarization, agricultural intensification, habitat modification, migration, change of livelihoods and lifestyles, biodiversity loss, and increasing flash floods. These transitions, which can have impacts on human health, are driven by state policies, a market economy, and climate change. Ecosystem management has been a key means of controlling disease vectors and creating suitable habitats for human well-being. Institutional and policy issues for land-use and health transitions are also discussed.

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