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Human-Environment-Health and reinforcement of individual resilience

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  • Didier Sornette

    (ETH Zürich - Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC); Swiss Finance Institute)

  • Peter Cauwels

    (ETH Zürich; Director Quaerens CommV)

  • Euan Mearns

    (ETH Zürich - Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC))

  • Ke Wu

    (ETH Zurich - Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC))

Abstract

The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is stressing the world population, health care system and economies at a level not experienced since WWII or the last “Spanish flu” pandemic of 1918. This shock provides a real-life test of the resilience of human societies, challenging our understanding and level of preparation. We suggest that a decay of global individual health resilience, due to cumulative multi-factor pollutions and modern ways of life, has made the whole population strongly susceptible to the Covid 19 pandemic. To ensure future resilient societies, we propose to prioritize economic development fostering depollution of the ecosystem and of individuals, and training individual responsibility.

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  • Didier Sornette & Peter Cauwels & Euan Mearns & Ke Wu, 2020. "Human-Environment-Health and reinforcement of individual resilience," Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series 20-23, Swiss Finance Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:chf:rpseri:rp2023
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    Keywords

    Covid-19; resilience; system; pollution; individual responsibility; social digital technologies;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General

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