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Every socio-economic development imposed by the modern society has direct or indirect effect on health and on the environment. Urbanization and provision of basic services, improvement of transportation and communication systems, industrial expansion, energy generation and agricultural development, while providing the basis for economic growth and improved quality of life, impose a heavy burden on natural resources and on the populations at risks.
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Hespanhol, I. (1996). Health Impacts of Agricultural Development. In: Pereira, L.S., Feddes, R.A., Gilley, J.R., Lesaffre, B. (eds) Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture. NATO ASI Series, vol 312. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8700-6_5
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