Climate Change and Human Well-Being

1. Introduction: Climate Change and Human Well-Being
Inka Weissbecker

2. The Threat of Climate Change: Psychological Response, Adaptation, and Impacts
Joseph P. Reser, Shirley A. Morrissey, Michelle Ellul

3. Chronic Environmental Change: Emerging ‘Psychoterratic’ Syndromes
Glenn Albrecht

4. Extreme Weather-Related Events: Implications for Mental Health and Well-Being
David M. Simpson, Inka Weissbecker, Sandra E. Sephton

5. Humanitarian Crises: The Need for Cultural Competence and Local Capacity Building
Inka Weissbecker, Jennifer Czincz

6. Security and Conflict: The Impact of Climate Change
Chad Michael Briggs, Inka Weissbecker

7. Women and Climate Change: Vulnerabilities and Challenges
Anita L. Wenden

8. Climate Change Refugees
Michael Hollifield, Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Stevan E. Hobfoll

9. Resilience, Spirituality and Posttraumatic Growth: Reshaping the Effects of Climate Change
Tamasin Ramsay, Lenore Manderson

10. Climate Change, Resilience and Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities for Local Communities
Taegen Edwards, John Wiseman

11. Conclusions: Implications for Practice, Policy, and Further Research
Inka Weissbecker

Keywords: Psychology, Cross Cultural Psychology, Medicine/Public Health, general