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The chapter introduces the concept of ecohealth and human ecology, which are the backbones of this book through all the chapters. The chapter briefly explains why these two concepts are important to understand the effect of physicochemical and microbiological environment on human health. Then, it summarizes the transition of environmental health issues between the mid-twentieth century and present, based on observations mainly in Japan. The last part of the chapter describes the role of human ecology and ecohealth in the contemporary world and Anthropocene together with introductions for each chapter.
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Watanabe, T., Watanabe, C. (2019). Ecohealth and Human Ecology as Underlying Theoretical Background. In: Watanabe, T., Watanabe, C. (eds) Health in Ecological Perspectives in the Anthropocene. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2526-7_1
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