The Social Consequences of Climate Change: Debates in Research and Policy

by Suay NIlhan Açikalin (Editor), Sefika Sule Erçeti?n (Editor)

Overview

Tackling a global and seismic problem such as climate change requires an equally extensive approach. Investigating current scientific knowledge about climate change in public and policy discussions, as well as the connections between social, economic, and political discourse, The Social Consequences of Climate Change takes a take a multifaceted approach to one of the biggest challenges of our time.

Understanding the role of climate conditions in all aspects of human society – where we live, how we build, how we move – chapters wield relevant approaches and techniques from across disciplines to reframe issues that are essential to improving sustainability and capturing innovative solutions to the climate problem. Covering the role of businesses in combatting climate change, environmental health, the vulnerability of urban communities, the nexus between climate, economy and society, climate and national and international agendas, and more, the authors clarify both scientific and policy arguments about the social repercussions of climate change to offer a working basis for seeking solutions.

A rich collection of reflections from across the social sciences, this is vital reading for researchers and policymakers invested in how best to respond to a world of increasing climate extremes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781837976782
Publisher:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date:	11/14/2024
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Şuay Nİlhan Açıkalın is Faculty Member in the Department of International Relations at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Turkey.

Şefika Şule Erçetin is Dean of the Education Faculty at Hacettepe University, Turkey.

Table of Contents

Part 1. Old Topic with New Narratives
Chapter 1. Air Pollution; Tjandra Yoga Aditama
Chapter 2. Vulnerabilities of Urban Communities to Climate Change; Klaus Jurgens
Part 2. Can Climate Change Be Considered as a “Social” Problem?
Chapter 3. Climate Journalism Worldwide and in Türkiye: Anadolu’s Greenline Project; Serdar Karagöz
Chapter 4. Newton's Cradle Metaphor: Alternative Approach in Climate Change Education; Şefika Şule Erçetin and Büşra Sarı
Chapter 5. Risks or Challenges of Climate Change: The Case of Climate Refugees; Brígida Brito
Chapter 6. Need for a Human Rights-Based Approach to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation with Reference to the State of Uttarakhand in India; Amit Upadhyay and Abhinav Mehrotra
Chapter 7. Climate Change from an Education Perspective: The Role of Teachers in Raising Public Awareness; Kaan Batı
Chapter 8. A New Cold War is Brewing: Equity and Vulnerability in a Warming World; Ellen Wasylina
Part 3. Future with Warming World or Is There a Hope?
Chapter 9. Climate Care as a New Purpose of the United Nations; Vesselin Popovski
Chapter 10. Employing Complexity Theory in Tackling the Social Consequences of Climate Change; Şuay Nİlhan Açıkalın
Chapter 11. The Power of Education in Tackling Climate Change: Thoughts for Future; Duygu Sönmez
Chapter 12. Analysis of Global Development Goals in the Context of Istanbul; Metin Erol and Burak Kaplan
Chapter 13. The European Union’s Policies and Role in Tackling Climate Change in the Context of the European Green Deal; Kübra Ecer and Oğuz Güner
Chapter 14. Türkiye’s Strides Towards a Greener Future: National and International Political Progress on Climate Change; Büşra Deniz, Derya Ulutürk, and Mustafa Başkara