Filippelli Gabriel M
Department of Earth Sciences and Center for Urban Health Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis IN USA.
Environmental Resilience Institute Indiana University Indianapolis IN USA.
Geohealth. 2018 Aug 23;2(8):226-228. doi: 10.1029/2018GH000155. eCollection 2018 Aug.
Ample documentation of the global environmental degradation of air, land, and water paints a grim picture for the future of humanity. And yet by all measures global human health and well-being have been improving significantly over the past several decades, including significant improvements in middle- and low-income countries as well. The causes and consequences of this apparent paradox have not received the attention that they deserve, largely because they are measured and studied by different fields of inquiry. A systems approach that focuses on the drivers behind this apparent paradox of environmental degradation and human health improvement must include a combination of social and technological developments that have improved resource use, distribution, and innovation. But in many cases, such as phosphate resources and flying insect populations, the resource bank is not inexhaustible or replaceable, and priority must be placed for research and action on those critical resources upon which planetary health relies. Particularly, providing greater support and access to the table for youth leaders may be one way to create space for this first true generation of to lead with solutions to our resource problems and to help build balance back into the environment-health equation.
大量关于全球空气、土地和水污染的环境退化记录描绘了一幅人类未来的严峻图景。然而，从各方面衡量，在过去几十年里，全球人类健康和福祉都有了显著改善，中低收入国家也有了显著进步。这一明显矛盾现象的成因和后果并未得到应有的关注，主要是因为它们由不同的研究领域进行衡量和研究。一种关注环境退化与人类健康改善这一明显矛盾背后驱动因素的系统方法，必须包括改善资源利用、分配和创新的社会与技术发展的结合。但在许多情况下，如磷资源和飞行昆虫种群，资源库并非取之不尽或可替代的，必须优先对地球健康所依赖的那些关键资源进行研究和采取行动。特别是，为青年领袖提供更多支持并让他们有机会参与讨论，可能是为这第一代真正能够以解决资源问题的方案引领并帮助恢复环境与健康平衡的人创造空间的一种方式。
