SARS-CoV-2 emergence and diffusion: a new disease manifesting human–environment interactions and a global geography of health

Vanwambeke, Sophie; Linard, Catherine; Gilbert, Marius; Dellicour, Simon

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2020.10.011

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“…Multiple features of the urban world are relevant to sustain the contagious transmission that can produce wide-reaching diffusion. For instance, many cities are densely populated, providing multiple human hosts susceptible to a novel pathogen and the airborne pollution probably act as a carrier of COVID-19 (Vanwambeke et al, 2020). On the other hand, social distancing recommendations lead people to prefer private transportation, with an increase in pollution that in turn may contribute to contagion.…”

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What a pandemic can say about human–environment relationship

Pettini

Mazzocco

2021

Syst Res Behav Sci

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In 2020, the new coronavirus disease has seen many countries adopt mitigation activities to interrupt human-to-human transmission, radically changing daily life habits with secondary effects on the environment. The aim of this article is to comment on these events from a systemic point of view, referring to systems theories and the non-linear causal relation between human behaviour and the environment. As Bateson stated, linear thinking has led human beings to exploit the environment, causing an ecological crisis and disequilibrium within the system, because the mutual interrelationship and homeostasis mechanisms between humans and their environment were ignored. Taking into account the pandemic and its effects, the new coronavirus provides an opportunity to see otherwise invisible or obscured relational phenomena, such as the mutual relationship between humans and their environment.

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What a pandemic can say about human–environment relationship

Pettini

Mazzocco

2021

Syst Res Behav Sci

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“…The expansion of agriculture into natural ecosystems, the sprawl of urban areas 1 , the underregulated livestock sector, and the strong interrelations between wild and domestic animals also contribute to the emergence and reassortment of novel pathogens 31,32 . China has been a hotspot of the reassortment of avian influenza viruses in poultry 33 , which can be linked to the intensification of the livestock industry in wetland habitats 34 .…”

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The triple benefits of slimming and greening the Chinese food system

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The Chinese food system has undergone a transition of unprecedented speed, leading to complex interactions with China's economy, health, and the environment. Structural changes experienced by the country over the past decades boosted economic development but worsened the mismatch between food supply and demand, deteriorated the environment, drove obesity and overnutrition levels up, and increased the risk for pathogen spreads due to intensive farming. Here, we propose a strategy for slimming and greening the Chinese food system toward sustainability targets. This strategy takes into account the interlinkages between agricultural production and food consumption across the food system, going beyond agriculture-focused perspectives. We call for a food-system approach with integrated analysis of potential triple benefits for the economy, health, and the environment, as well as multisector collaboration in support of evidence-based policy making. MainDespite having a lower per-capita availability of water and cropland than the global average and facing severe resource depletion 1 , China recently saw an unprecedented economic growth that has not only shifted millions of people out of poverty and hunger but also reshaped its food system. Important dietary and nutrition changes took place within just two generations in the country, while in other high-income countries the same process took place over more than a century. This quick transition shifted consumption patterns from scarce, carbohydrate-dominated diets toward affluent diets (Figure 1a)rich in animal protein, sugar, fat, and processed industrial foods 2 , along with high food wastage 3 . Economic growth and associated structural changes also led to a decrease in physical labor intensity, an increase in more sedentary occupations 4 , and consequently, more obesity and chronic diseases in the population 5 (Figure 1b). Socio-economic changes in China have led to differences in food consumption, thus impacting the economy, public health, and the environment. With ongoing economic growth in China, it is expected that total food demand continues to rise and affluent dietary patterns become even more prevalent, exacerbating the mismatch between food demand and supply and imposing additional economic, health and environmental challenges.

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SARS-CoV-2 emergence and diffusion: a new disease manifesting human–environment interactions and a global geography of health

Cited by 2 publications

References 18 publications

What a pandemic can say about human–environment relationship

What a pandemic can say about human–environment relationship

The triple benefits of slimming and greening the Chinese food system

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