Human Physiology in Extreme Environments

A one-stop resource for the impact of extreme environments on human biology and physiology.

Hanns-Christian Gunga (Author)

9780123869470, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 2 December 2014

336 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.4 cm, 0.68 kg

"...well supported with current evidence-based research...perfect for readers looking to bridge their basic understanding of human function from the laboratory to the settings of extreme natural environments. Score: 100 - 5 Stars" --Doody's

Human Physiology in Extreme Environments is the one publication that offers how human biology and physiology is affected by extreme environments while highlighting technological innovations that allow us to adapt and regulate environments. Covering a broad range of extreme environments, including high altitude, underwater, tropical climates, and desert and arctic climates as well as space travel, this book will include case studies for practical application. Graduate students, medical students and researchers will find Human Physiology in Extreme Environments an interesting, informative and useful resource for human physiology, environmental physiology and medical studies.

Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: MethodologyChapter 3: Exercise PhysiologyChapter 4: Pressure EnvironmentChapter 5: Hot EnvironmentChapter 6: Cold EnvironmentChapter 7: Space Environment

Subject Areas: The environment [RN], Environmental medicine [MMR], Physiology [MFG]