Climate Change, Population Health and Island States : Socio-Cultural Dimensions / edited by Janaka Jayawickrama, Arnab Chakraborty, Yong-an Zhang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jayawickrama, Janaka, editor.

Chakraborty, Arnab, editor.

Zhang, Yong-an, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Social aspects.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (104 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2025.

Summary:

This unique collection examines climate change, disasters, and human health in both 'developed' and 'developing' island nations, highlighting the sociocultural issues in three countries: the UK, Sri Lanka, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Examining how domestic and international policies often disregard the contributions which can be made by poor and marginalised communities, the book demonstrates how traditional ecological knowledge systems, which once enabled effective adaptation to environmental variability, have been systematically marginalised through processes of modernisation and globalisation. Furthermore, the book argues that the colonial model of prevention and responses should be reconsidered, advocating instead for a more inclusive, collaborative approach to climate-health governance - one that meaningfully incorporates local perspectives while addressing structural vulnerabilities to develop equitable, context-specific solutions for island states facing the escalating challenges of climate change and disaster-related health risks. This critical analysis will be of interest to students, scholars, and policymakers in public health, climate change and sustainability, disaster risk reduction, history, anthropology, sociology, and human geography. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Contents:

Foreword by Ilan Kelman.

1.Introduction.

2.Understanding Climate Change, Disasters, and Health Risks in the Context of Island States.

3.Rethinking Du Bois's "Colour Line": Climate Change, Environmental Racism and Health in the United Kingdom.

4.Climate Chaos and Human Health in Sri Lanka: Present and Future Complexity.

5.Climate Change, Disasters and Health in St Vincent and the Grenadine.

6.Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-044524-1

1-003-47376-8

9781003473763

OCLC:

1534046516