Author(s)

Charles Norris

Affiliation(s)

Department of Information Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK.

Corresponding Author

Charles Norris

ABSTRACT

The relationship between environmental risks and health has become a hot topic in interdisciplinary discussions. Through literature review, it was found that there are differences in stance between research from the perspective of natural science disciplines and social science disciplines : the former mainly discusses the causal relationship and impact between environment and disease based on a realist stance, while the latter discusses a realist stance and Constructivist positions coexist, focusing on exploring the formation mechanism of people's understanding of the relationship between the two. Research results on environmental risks and health are mainly presented from two aspects: differences between regions and differences between populations. Based on the literature review, an outlook for environmental risk and health research is proposed.

KEYWORDS

Environmental risks; Health; Natural sciences; Social sciences; Research review

CITE THIS PAPER

Charles Norris. Review of environmental risk and health research. Trends in Social Sciences and Humanities Research. 2024, 2(1): 1-5. DOI: 10.61784/tsshr240171.

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