Climate change and disability : a collaborative approach to a sustainable future / edited by Marcalee Alexander (Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Climate Change and Health; Medical Director, Cornell Rehabilitation, Bethesda Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida, Boynton Beach, FL, USA; Affiliate Faculty, Climate and Health Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO , USA), Alexandra E.C. Fogarty (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA), Carl Froilan D. Leochico (Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Affiliate Consultant, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines; Affiliate Consultant, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alexander, Marcalee, editor.

Fogarty, Alexandra E.C., editor.

Leochico, Carl Froilan D., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Environmental health.

People with disabilities.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 438 pages) : illustrations, color maps

Place of Publication:

London : United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2026]

Cambridge, MA, United States : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2026]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Until recently, little attention has been paid to the concerns of people living with disabilities during extreme weather events and long-term climate changes. CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISABILITY: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO A SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE FUTURE FOR ALL delineates the general and specific risks of climate change for people living with disabilities and how we can use accessible approaches to mitigate, adapt, and control these risks, while maximizing opportunities for people living with disabilities. The book opens with an introduction on how we got here. The book continues with sections on actions and research, the physiologic impact of different disabilities, and discussions of specific continents and countries, where issues related to climate change exist. Education and advocacy are covered in detail, and the book wraps up with a section on action and research, detailing how to respond to extreme weather events including how various types of disabilities are impacted by different events." -- Provided by Publisher.

Contents:

I: INTRODUCTION

Introduction

Climate Change 101: the basics of climate change / Ann-Christine Duhaime

Climate change and health—What is the connection? / James K. Sullivan and Ilyssa O. Gordon

II. CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING DISABILITY

The need for new paradigms to assess and respond to the impacts of climate change on disability / Marcalee Alexander and Jagger Alexander

Indigenous Peoples, climate change, and disability justice / Johnie Judd, Kyle X. Hill and Kimberley Greeson

Climate change, gender, and disability / Asha Hans

Children, youth, climate change, and disability / Yichen Fang and Preston Le

Environmental racism: From theory to praxis / Rasheda Vereen, Kimberley Greeson and Emily Affolter

How climate change affects sexual and gender diverse individuals with disabilities / Eva Rawlings Parker and Rishub K. Das

Religion, spirituality, and climate change / Diana Marin – III: WHAT TO EXPECT RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND SPECIFIC DISABILITIES

Climate change and the profound disabilities: Spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis / Marcalee Alexander, Melina Longoni and Ali Saad

Climate change and pediatric disabilities / Damian E. Markov, Maya Newman and Rasheda Vereen

Climate change, older adults, and people with chronic illness / Cindy Lane Moore and Zhen Cong

Autism and climate change / Matt Erb

Climate change and chronic pain / Kirk Bonner and Gregory Decker

Climate change, arthritis, and musculoskeletal health considerations / Thomas Bush, Chathurika L. Dandeniya, Vikram Chirgwin-Dasgupta and Tamiko R. Katsumoto

Climate change and traumatic and nontraumatic brain disorders in adults / Ali Saad and Carl Froilan D. Leochico

Climate change and hearing disabilities / Sue Sherratt

Climate change and visual disability / Yee LingWong and Barbara Erny

Climate change and psychiatric disability / Andrew T. Olagunju, Candice Madakadze, Ver-Se Denga and Navya Manoj

Climate change, sports medicine, and the adaptive athlete / Berdale Colorado, Charlotte DeRose, Marcos Henriquez and Melissa Tinney – IV: EDUCATION

Communicating about climate change and concerns related to disability / Eryn Campbell

Transformative learning for sustainability: Applying the head, heart, and hands model in climate change and health education / Cindy Lane Moore, Ariana Schanzer and Emma-Leigh Synnott

Educating climate change professionals about healthcare and disability with a focus on system dynamics and social systems design / Joseph Steensma and Megan Sobolewski

Communicating effectively about climate change—Political considerations / Beth Malow – V: CLIMATE CHANGE FROM THE LENS OF REHABILITATION DISCIPLINES

Climate change and physiotherapy / Cindy Lane Moore, Adesola Christiana Odole, Ochuko Juliet Obaseki and Liala Cadelli

Climate change and occupational therapy / Carol Myers, Nishu Tyagi, Tee Stock and Audi Santos

Climate change and speech language pathology / Sarah Verdon

Climate change and rehabilitation psychology / Aisling Lennon

Climate change and rehabilitation nursing / Neetu Maitra, Richa Sharma, Vandana Sharma and Rebecca Phillip

Climate change and physical medicine & rehabilitation / Andrew S. Nowak and Adam S. Tenforde – VI: ADVOCACY

Disability rights and climate change: A view from the field / Mark L. Johnson

Planetary health and disability inclusion: A perspective / Davide Ziveri and Doris Zjalic

Disability climate justice in the courts: Strategies for harnessing disability-specific legal protections to catalyze disability-inclusive climate action / Stephanie Duke, Matthew S. Smith and Michael Ashley Stein

The uneven landscape of disability around the world: A view from the field / Amina Rahma Audu – VII: ACTION AND RESEARCH ON THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change and disaster rehabilitation / Colleen O’Connell

Rain, floods, and landslides / Belgin Erhan, Seda Özcan and Ümit¸Sahin

Cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons / Marcalee Alexander

Droughts, wildfires, and extreme heat / Kazuko Shem and Phalgun Nori

Extreme cold spells and related concerns / Ingebjørg Irgens – VIII: PICTURES FROM THE FIELD

Climate change and persons with disabilities in the Mediterranean Region / Georgios Evmorfidis, Renatos Vasilakis, Paraskevi Sygkelaki, Carl Froilan D. Leochico and Christina-Anastasia Rapidi

Climate change and persons with disabilities in Africa / Amina Rahma Audu, Adesola Christiana Odole and Doris Oyindamola Afolabi

Climate change and persons with disabilities in Asia / Nishu Tyagi, Taslim Uddin, Raju Dhakal and Carl Froilan D. Leochico

Climate change and persons with disabilities in South and Central America / Damian E. Markov and Nina Carmela Tamayo

Climate change and persons with disabilities in the Caribbean and Small Island Developing States / Marvin Louie S. Ignacio, Marcos Henriquez and Carl Froilan D. Leochico

Pictures from the field: North America / Colleen O’Connell and Courtney Howard

Climate change and persons with disabilities in Australasia / Kimberly Humphrey and Emma-Leigh Synnott – IX: LONG-TERM RESEARCH AND SOLUTIONS REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH

The built environment: Solutions for living in a world impacted by climate change / Adele Houghton

The impact of nutrition on disability and climate change / Nartana Mehta and Sara Kellahan

Modeling the health impacts of climate change on people with disabilities: A complex adaptive systems perspective / Byomkesh Talukder, Monishankar Sarkar, Krishna Prosad Mondal, Reza Salim and Sheikh Tawhidul Islam

Sustainability in rehabilitation systems of care and practices / Anita Lowe Taylor and Alexandra E.C. Fogarty

Day for tomorrow: Community can conquer climate change / Marcalee Alexander, Alexandra E.C. Fogarty and Carl Froilan D. Leochico

The future / Marcalee Alexander, Alexandra E.C. Fogarty, Carl Froilan D. Leochico.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Climate change and disability.

ISBN:

9780443315695

0443315698

OCLC:

1545126266

Publisher Number:

4333110 EBSCO