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John M. Balbus - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Methods for assessing public health vulnerability to Global Climate Change
CLIMATE RESEARCH, 1996Co-Authors: Jonathan A Patz, John M. BalbusAbstract:Assessment of the human health risk posed by Global Climate Change\npresents a new challenge to public health professionals. In contrast to\nconventional toxicological risk assessment, the health risk assessment\nrelated to Global Climate Change must analyze stressors that consist of\ncomplex interrelated Climate factors and risks that are mediated through\nintermediate species in varying ecosystems. A framework for ecologically\nbased human health risk assessment helps distinguish the concepts of\nGlobal Climate Change risk assessment from conventional risk assessment.\nSpecific methods for linking Climate variables with human disease\ninclude historical analysis of Climate and disease data and the\ndevelopment of integrated mathematical models. Two historical\nClimate-disease studies of malaria in Africa provide a starting point\nfor further analysis. Early approaches to evaluating the human health\nrisks from Global Climate Change will include simple mapping of disease\nboundaries and Climate factors. Computer-based geographical information\nsystem (GIS) technology will assist in the organization and analysis of\nClimate, environment and disease data. Ultimately, complex integrated\nmathematical models may provide quantitative estimates of risk, but\nthese models have not yet been validated. The collection of\ngeographically organized relevant data through either field work or\nremote sensing technology will both help validate comprehensive\nintegrated models and enhance our understanding of the associations\nbetween Climate Change and human health.
Jonathan A Patz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Methods for assessing public health vulnerability to Global Climate Change
CLIMATE RESEARCH, 1996Co-Authors: Jonathan A Patz, John M. BalbusAbstract:Assessment of the human health risk posed by Global Climate Change\npresents a new challenge to public health professionals. In contrast to\nconventional toxicological risk assessment, the health risk assessment\nrelated to Global Climate Change must analyze stressors that consist of\ncomplex interrelated Climate factors and risks that are mediated through\nintermediate species in varying ecosystems. A framework for ecologically\nbased human health risk assessment helps distinguish the concepts of\nGlobal Climate Change risk assessment from conventional risk assessment.\nSpecific methods for linking Climate variables with human disease\ninclude historical analysis of Climate and disease data and the\ndevelopment of integrated mathematical models. Two historical\nClimate-disease studies of malaria in Africa provide a starting point\nfor further analysis. Early approaches to evaluating the human health\nrisks from Global Climate Change will include simple mapping of disease\nboundaries and Climate factors. Computer-based geographical information\nsystem (GIS) technology will assist in the organization and analysis of\nClimate, environment and disease data. Ultimately, complex integrated\nmathematical models may provide quantitative estimates of risk, but\nthese models have not yet been validated. The collection of\ngeographically organized relevant data through either field work or\nremote sensing technology will both help validate comprehensive\nintegrated models and enhance our understanding of the associations\nbetween Climate Change and human health.
Susan Clayton - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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psychological research and Global Climate Change
Nature Climate Change, 2015Co-Authors: Susan Clayton, Janet K Swim, Paul C Stern, Patrick Devinewright, Lorraine Whitmarsh, Amanda R Carrico, Linda Steg, M BonnesAbstract:Human behaviour is integral not only to causing Global Climate Change but also to responding and adapting to it. Here, we argue that psychological research should inform efforts to address Climate Change, to avoid misunderstandings about human behaviour and motivations that can lead to ineffective or misguided policies. We review three key research areas: describing human perceptions of Climate Change; understanding and changing individual and household behaviour that drives Climate Change; and examining the human impacts of Climate Change and adaptation responses. Although much has been learned in these areas, we suggest important directions for further research.
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psychology s contributions to understanding and addressing Global Climate Change
American Psychologist, 2011Co-Authors: Janet K Swim, Paul C Stern, Thomas Joseph Doherty, Susan Clayton, Joseph Reser, Elke U Weber, Robert Gifford, George S HowardAbstract:Global Climate Change poses one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in this century. This article, which introduces the American Psychologist special issue on Global Climate Change, follows from the report of the American Psychological Association Task Force on the Interface Between Psychology and Global Climate Change. In this article, we place psychological dimensions of Climate Change within the broader context of human dimensions of Climate Change by addressing (a) human causes of, consequences of, and responses (adaptation and mitigation) to Climate Change and (b) the links between these aspects of Climate Change and cognitive, affective, motivational, interpersonal, and organizational responses and processes. Characteristics of psychology that cross content domains and that make the field well suited for providing an understanding of Climate Change and addressing its challenges are highlighted. We also consider ethical imperatives for psychologists' involvement and provide suggestions for ways to increase psychologists' contribution to the science of Climate Change.
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the psychological impacts of Global Climate Change
American Psychologist, 2011Co-Authors: Thomas Joseph Doherty, Susan ClaytonAbstract:: An appreciation of the psychological impacts of Global Climate Change entails recognizing the complexity and multiple meanings associated with Climate Change; situating impacts within other social, technological, and ecological transitions; and recognizing mediators and moderators of impacts. This article describes three classes of psychological impacts: direct (e.g., acute or traumatic effects of extreme weather events and a Changed environment); indirect (e.g., threats to emotional well-being based on observation of impacts and concern or uncertainty about future risks); and psychosocial (e.g., chronic social and community effects of heat, drought, migrations, and Climate-related conflicts, and postdisaster adjustment). Responses include providing psychological interventions in the wake of acute impacts and reducing the vulnerabilities contributing to their severity; promoting emotional resiliency and empowerment in the context of indirect impacts; and acting at systems and policy levels to address broad psychosocial impacts. The challenge of Climate Change calls for increased ecological literacy, a widened ethical responsibility, investigations into a range of psychological and social adaptations, and an allocation of resources and training to improve psychologists' competency in addressing Climate Change-related impacts.
Janet K Swim - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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psychological research and Global Climate Change
Nature Climate Change, 2015Co-Authors: Susan Clayton, Janet K Swim, Paul C Stern, Patrick Devinewright, Lorraine Whitmarsh, Amanda R Carrico, Linda Steg, M BonnesAbstract:Human behaviour is integral not only to causing Global Climate Change but also to responding and adapting to it. Here, we argue that psychological research should inform efforts to address Climate Change, to avoid misunderstandings about human behaviour and motivations that can lead to ineffective or misguided policies. We review three key research areas: describing human perceptions of Climate Change; understanding and changing individual and household behaviour that drives Climate Change; and examining the human impacts of Climate Change and adaptation responses. Although much has been learned in these areas, we suggest important directions for further research.
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psychology s contributions to understanding and addressing Global Climate Change
American Psychologist, 2011Co-Authors: Janet K Swim, Paul C Stern, Thomas Joseph Doherty, Susan Clayton, Joseph Reser, Elke U Weber, Robert Gifford, George S HowardAbstract:Global Climate Change poses one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in this century. This article, which introduces the American Psychologist special issue on Global Climate Change, follows from the report of the American Psychological Association Task Force on the Interface Between Psychology and Global Climate Change. In this article, we place psychological dimensions of Climate Change within the broader context of human dimensions of Climate Change by addressing (a) human causes of, consequences of, and responses (adaptation and mitigation) to Climate Change and (b) the links between these aspects of Climate Change and cognitive, affective, motivational, interpersonal, and organizational responses and processes. Characteristics of psychology that cross content domains and that make the field well suited for providing an understanding of Climate Change and addressing its challenges are highlighted. We also consider ethical imperatives for psychologists' involvement and provide suggestions for ways to increase psychologists' contribution to the science of Climate Change.
Paul C Stern - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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psychological research and Global Climate Change
Nature Climate Change, 2015Co-Authors: Susan Clayton, Janet K Swim, Paul C Stern, Patrick Devinewright, Lorraine Whitmarsh, Amanda R Carrico, Linda Steg, M BonnesAbstract:Human behaviour is integral not only to causing Global Climate Change but also to responding and adapting to it. Here, we argue that psychological research should inform efforts to address Climate Change, to avoid misunderstandings about human behaviour and motivations that can lead to ineffective or misguided policies. We review three key research areas: describing human perceptions of Climate Change; understanding and changing individual and household behaviour that drives Climate Change; and examining the human impacts of Climate Change and adaptation responses. Although much has been learned in these areas, we suggest important directions for further research.
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psychology s contributions to understanding and addressing Global Climate Change
American Psychologist, 2011Co-Authors: Janet K Swim, Paul C Stern, Thomas Joseph Doherty, Susan Clayton, Joseph Reser, Elke U Weber, Robert Gifford, George S HowardAbstract:Global Climate Change poses one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in this century. This article, which introduces the American Psychologist special issue on Global Climate Change, follows from the report of the American Psychological Association Task Force on the Interface Between Psychology and Global Climate Change. In this article, we place psychological dimensions of Climate Change within the broader context of human dimensions of Climate Change by addressing (a) human causes of, consequences of, and responses (adaptation and mitigation) to Climate Change and (b) the links between these aspects of Climate Change and cognitive, affective, motivational, interpersonal, and organizational responses and processes. Characteristics of psychology that cross content domains and that make the field well suited for providing an understanding of Climate Change and addressing its challenges are highlighted. We also consider ethical imperatives for psychologists' involvement and provide suggestions for ways to increase psychologists' contribution to the science of Climate Change.
