Colin D. Butler

Emerging health issues: the widening challenge for population health promotion (2007)

McMichael, Anthony J., Butler, Colin D.

The spectrum of tasks for health promotion has widened since the Ottawa Charter was signed. In 1986, infectious diseases still seemed in retreat, the potential extent of HIV/AIDS was unrecognized,...

Linking Future Ecosystem Services and Future Human Well-being (2006)

Butler, Colin D; Australian National University; Colin.butler@anu.edu.au, Oluoch-Kosura, Willis; University Of Nairobi; Willis.Kosura@aercafrica.org

Ecosystem services are necessary, yet not sufficient for human well-being (however defined). Insufficient access to the ecosystem provisioning service of food is a particularly important factor in...

Linking Future Ecosystem Services and Future Human Well-Being (2006)

Butler, Colin D., Oluoch-Kosura, Willis

"Ecosystem services are necessary, yet not sufficient for human well-being (however defined). Insufficient access to the ecosystem provisioning service of food is a particularly important factor in...

Human Carrying Capacity and Human Health (2004)

Colin D. Butler

The issue of overpopulation has fallen out of favor among most contemporary demographers, economists, and epidemiologists. Discussing population control has become taboo. This taboo could be...

Human Carrying Capacity and Human Health

Butler, Colin D

The issue of overpopulation has fallen out of favor among most contemporary demographers, economists, and epidemiologists. Discussing population control has become taboo. This taboo could be...

Time to Regenerate: Ecosystems and Health Promotion

Butler, Colin D, Friel, Sharon

Butler and Friel call upon the health promotion community to strongly reengage with environmental and ecological issues.

Climate change and family planning: least-developed countries define the agenda

Bryant, Leo, Carver, Louise, Butler, Colin D, Anage, Ababu

The links between rapid population growth and concerns regarding climate change have received little attention. Some commentators have argued that slowing population growth is necessary to reduce...