The oceans and the COVID-19 pandemic: Explaining the relationship with the systems view of life
Maumus, M. (2021). The oceans and the COVID-19 pandemic: Explaining the relationship with the systems view of life, in: Conrad, K. (Ed.) From hurricanes to epidemics: The ocean's evolving impact on human health - perspectives from the U.S.. Global Perspectives on Health Geography, : pp. 149-166. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55012-7_12
In: Conrad, K. (Ed.) (2021). From hurricanes to epidemics: The ocean's evolving impact on human health - perspectives from the U.S. Global Perspectives on Health Geography. Springer Nature Switzerland AG: Cham. ISBN 978-3-030-55011-0; e-ISBN 978-3-030-55012-7. XXI, 180 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55012-7, more
In: Global Perspectives on Health Geography. Springer Nature Switzerland AG: Cham. ISSN 2522-8005; e-ISSN 2522-8013, more
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| Abstract |
To solve humanity’s planetary crises, humans need to meld a systems view of life with human agency. While scientists work diligently to find rational answers that will help to fix the earth’s ecosystem, it was the COVID-19 pandemic that has enlightened some inherent human attributes that will motivate change. This chapter defines and describes the system view of life. It describes inherent human traits that blossomed into awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic. It outlines observations of human behavior that could assist in the future struggle to combat climate change and improve both human health and the health of the earth’s oceans. |
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