Grand (meta) challenges in planetary health
Environmental, social, and cognitive
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22086172 |
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| Authors | Colin D Butler (0000-0002-2942-5294, Australian National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | 1373787-1373787 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1373787 |
| PMID | 39703489 |
| OpenAlex | W4405026029 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 41 |
The term “planetary health”, coined in the 1970s, arose from planetary consciousness, stimulated in part by the dawn of the space age, and commensurate recognition that our species faces extraordinary obstacles (“limits to growth”) if it is to fulfil its promise. While such awareness was then widely suppressed, awareness is reviving, driven by the now obvious perils, not only of climate change but also from weaponization and national aggression. Our neoliberal society (including in academic circles) has inappropriately rewarded articles and researchers that are biased toward optimism. This article proposes six grand (“meta”) challenges that planetary health must face
Cognition · Data science · Psychiatry · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Computer Science · Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems · Medicine · Psychology · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch
From public to planetary health
Three Decades of Climate Mitigation
Safe and just Earth system boundaries
Planetary boundaries
Threats by artificial intelligence to human health and human existence
Peering into the Fog
Many risky feedback loops amplify the need for climate action
Scientific reticence and sea level rise
The appallingly bad neoclassical economics of climate change
Man-environment--problems for public health
The Collapse of Western Civilization
From "Primitive Migration" to "Climate Refugees
Our future in the Anthropocene biosphere
| Highly cited | No |
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