Environment, Sustainable Development and Human Health - International Seminar

This document presents the abstracts of an International Seminar on Environment, Sustainable Development and Human Health held at Banaras Hindu University. It situates the seminar in changing development paradigms and the sustainability concept since the 1970s, emphasizing the growing awareness of environmental implications of development. The volume covers interdisciplinary contributions from geography, environmental studies, medicine, life sciences, engineering, economics and other fields. The abstracts address themes such as environmental concerns, sustainable development, pollution, disasters, environmental change, environment and human health, and environmental education, policies and management, with particular reference to India and other developing countries and modern and traditional diseases.