Os desafios da geração do conhecimento em saúde ambiental

Uma perspectiva ecossistêmica

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19475360
AutoresMartin Weihs (0000-0003-4283-206X, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso), Marla Weihs, Fien Mertens (0000-0002-1449-8140, Universidade de Brasília), Frédéric Mertens
Ano2013
Volume18
Fascículo5
Páginas1501-1510
Data de publicação2013-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
EditoraFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1413-81232013001100036
PMID23670479
OpenAlexW2115102874
SCIELO_PIDS1413-81232013001100036
IdiomaPT
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas23

This article examines opportunities and limitations regarding knowledge generation in the field of environmental health. The contention is that understanding the complexity of factors that determine the health of humans and ecosystems requires a redefinition of the traditional distribution of roles and responsibilities in scientific research. These research practices involve inter and transdisciplinary approaches and the application of an ecosystemic approach (ecohealth). Challenges and opportunities associated to the application of inter and transdisciplinarity in environmental health problems are discussed and illustrated by two case studies that use an ecohealth approach: a project on the contamination and exposure to mercury in the Brazilian Amazon, and another on the urban transmission of echinococcosis in Nepal. In the conclusion, the potential benefits of using an ecohealth approach in overcoming the limitations of unidisciplinary practices and in taking advantage of local knowledge and participation is stressed

Amazon rainforest · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Geography · Social science · Sociology · Transdisciplinarity · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration · Medicine · Sustainability in Higher Education · Ecology