Climate Change and Human Well-Being Global Challenges and Opportunities /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Weissbecker, Inka (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Σειρά: International and Cultural Psychology,
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Climate change.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Cross Cultural Psychology.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.

Although climate change is mainly caused in industrialized nations, the impact of climate change has spread across the globe, among developing countries and the world’s most vulnerable populations. While the public health effects of environmental degradation and the resulting natural disasters are w...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Climate Change and Human Well-Being
• SECTION I: The Impact of Climate Change
• Gradual Environmental Changes
• Effects of Temperature and Heat Stress
• Extreme Weather-Related Events
• Social and Economic Stressors
• Climate Change Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
• Climate Change and Human Security.-SECTION II. Specific Populations
• Women
• Children
• Individuals with Mental and Physical Disabilities
• SECTION III. Guidance and Recommendations
• Building Resilience
• Strengthening Local Capacity
• Responding to Humanitarian Crises
• Research and Evaluation.-. Conclusion.