Sanson / Malca / Hoorn Children and Climate Change

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-009-12129-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten

Reihe: Elements in Child Development

The existential threat posed by climate change presents a challenge to all those concerned about the next generation. This Element reviews and discusses its implications for the development of children (ages 0-12) today and in the future, and for the parents, teachers, researchers, and professionals who have responsibility for children. This Element adopts a bioecological model to examine both the direct impacts on children's physical and psychological well-being as well as indirect impacts through all the systems external to the child, emphasizing the greater vulnerability of children in the Global South. Given evidence of well-founded climate anxiety, this Element examines children's coping strategies and discusses the key roles of caregivers and schools in protecting and preparing children to face current and future challenges – with knowledge, hope, and agency as central themes. This Element highlights many under-researched areas and calls for action by all those caring for and about children's future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sanson, Ann V.

Malca, Karina Padilla

Hoorn, Judith Van

Burke, Susie

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Soziale & wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von Umweltfaktoren

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction and overview; 2. Impacts of exposure to climate-related events on children's health, development, and well-being; 3. Children's knowledge and feelings about climate change; 4. Coping with climate change; 5. Parenting in the age of climate crisis; 6. Climate change education; 7. Preparing children for the world they will inherit as adults; 8. Conclusions, future directions, and a call to action; References.