1 Introduction: Climate Change and Human Well-Being ............ 1
Inka Weissbecker
Part I The Impact of Climate Change
2 The Threat of Climate Change: Psychological Response,
Adaptation, and Impacts ..................................... 19
Joseph P. Reser, Shirley A. Morrissey, and Michelle Ellul
3 Chronic Environmental Change: Emerging 'Psychoterratic'
Syndromes ................................................... 43
Glenn Albrecht
4 Extreme Weather-Related Events: Implications for Mental
Health and Weil-Being ....................................... 57
David M. Simpson, Inka Weissbecker, and Sandra E. Sephton
5 Humanitarian Crises: The Need for Cultural Competence
and Local Capacity Building ................................. 79
Inka Weissbecker and Jennifer Czincz
6 Security and Conflict: The Impact of Climate Change ......... 97
Chad Michael Briggs and Inka Weissbecker
Part II Specific Populations
7 Women and Climate Change: Vulnerabilities and Challenges ... 119
Anita L. Wenden
8 Climate Change Refugees .................................... 135
Michael Hollifield, Mindy Thompson Fullilove, and Stevan
E. Hobfoll
Part III Guidance and Recommendations
9 Resilience, Spirituality and Posttraumatic Growth:
Reshaping the Effects of Climate Change .................... 165
Tamasin Ramsay and Lenore Manderson
10 Climate Change, Resilience and Transformation: Challenges
and Opportunities for Local Communities .................... 185
Taegen Edwards and John Wiseman
11 Conclusions: Implications for Practice, Policy, and
Further Research ........................................... 201
Inka Weissbecker
Index ......................................................... 211
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