Climate Change and Human Behavior - Impacts of a Rapidly Changing Climate on Human Aggression and Violence

Much of the current rhetoric surrounding climate change focuses on the physical changes to the environment and the resulting material damage to infrastructure and resources. Although there has been some dialogue about secondary effects (namely mass migration), little effort has been given to understanding how rapid climate change is affecting people on group and individual levels. In this Element, we examine the psychological impacts of climate change, especially focused on how it will lead to increases in aggressive behaviors and violent conflict, and how it will influence other aspects of human behavior. We also look at previously established psychological effects and use them to help explain changes in human behavior resulting from rapid climate change, as well as to propose actions that can be taken to reduce climate change itself and mitigate harmful effects on humans.

List of contents

Introduction; The Climate Change ¿ Violence Model; The Direct Effects of Heat on Cognition and Behavior: Route 1; Indirect Effects of Climate Change on Aggression and Violence; What Solutions are There?; Conclusions.

Summary

In this Element, we examine the psychological impacts of climate change, especially focused on how it will lead to increases in aggressive behaviors and violent conflict, and how it will influence other aspects of human behavior.

Foreword

Climate change will not only impact the environment around us, but our thoughts, behaviors, and how we perceive the world.

Product details

• Authors: Craig A. Anderson, Anderson Craig A., Andreas Miles-Novelo, Andreas (Iowa State University) Ande Miles-Novelo
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781108948678
• ISBN: 978-1-108-94867-8
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Applied Social Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Climate Change, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Social, group or collective psychology