A social dilemma lies behind many environmental problems, such as climate change. Analytically separating temporal aspects from structural aspects of the environmental dilemma prevents wrong conclusions. This article concentrates solely on the structural aspects with different grades of complexity and ...
Climate change and antimicrobial resistance are two of humanity’s most imminent problems. Reducing the use of fossil fuels and antibiotics is essential for managing the threats, and theory-based policies are required to stimulate urgently needed behavio
Indeed, in the context of South Asia, climate change is not only the biggest environmental threat faced by the region but also the likely cause of extraordinary social and economic problems in the course of this century. In this paper, we focus on an especially important set of social ...
Not only has climate change contributed to the collapse of ancient societies, but environmental reactions caused by human intervention have also played a significant role in the collapse of societies. Fifteen hundred years ago, the ancient Nazca cut down "huarango" (a kind of tree) to make more...
The World Bank is warning: if we don't do something immediately, climate change could push 100 million more people into poverty by 2030. The social and economic impact of climate change. SEE INFOGRAPHIC: The social and economic impact of climate change [PDF] The Stern report and the ...
Those of us who study social policy, and global social policy, must now address a new global threat, that of climate change. In May 2013 global atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, as measured atop Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano, reached 400 parts
Hurricane Katrina provides us with a window into the aftermath of extreme weather events and allows us to look other social problems such as crime, health, and mental health enabling us address these issues. Finally, when considering ‘climate change society’, what do we think about the moral...
Consideration of abrupt climate change has generally been incorporated neither in analyses of climate-change impacts nor in the design of climate adaptation strategies. Yet the possibility of abrupt climate change triggered by human perturbation of the climate system is used to support the position of...
Published at the beginning of each year, the report provides an overall picture of the Italian society and its main traits and trends at social, economic and political levels. At least 26.6 percent of Italians identified climate change and global warming as the most pressing issue in terms of ...
Scientists, educators and stakeholders are grappling with how best to approach climate change education for diverse audiences, given the persistent social controversy associated with it. This Perspective examines how socio-cultural learning theories info