Climate change and its 'Tertiary' effects: Thinking systemically in a world of limits

Colin D. Butler

doi:10.1079/9781800620025.0021

Climate change and its 'Tertiary' effects: Thinking systemically in a world of limits

Colin D. Butler^*

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The Australian National University

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This chapter reviews several classifcations of the health effects associated with climate change, arguing that one of the oldest forms ('primary', 'secondary' and 'tertiary' effects) is not only the simplest, but the most powerful, as it recognizes a hierarchy of scale, in terms of both the resultant burden of disease and complexity of causal pathways. The chapter insists that such effects interact with a range of environmental and social ('eco-social') determinants, withstanding simplistic criticisms of 'environmental determinism'. Potentially, climate change is catastrophic to humanity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Climate Change and Global Health
Subtitle of host publication	Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Effects
Publisher	CABI International
Pages	260-269
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781800620018
ISBN (Print)	9781800620001
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800620025.0021
Publication status	Published - 23 Aug 2024

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