This volume presents a unique interdisciplinary approach, drawing on expertise in both the natural and social sciences. A primary goal is to present a scientific and socially integrated perspective on place-based community engagement, extreme weather, and health. Each year extreme weather is leading to natural disasters around the world and exerting huge social and health costs. The International Monetary Fund (2012) estimates that since 2010, 700 worldwide natural disasters have affected more than 450 million people around the globe. The best coping strategy for extreme weather and environmental change is a strong offense. Communities armed with a spatial understanding of their resources, risks, strengths, weaknesses, community capabilities, and social networks will have the best chance of reducing losses and achieving a better outcome when extreme weather and disaster strikes.
Author(s): Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg, William A. Sprigg (eds.)
Series: Extreme Weather and Society
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: XXI, 388
Tags: Natural Hazards; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Emergency Services; Public Health; Earth System Sciences
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introduction: Extreme Weather, Health and Communities: Why Consider the Connections?....Pages 1-6
Superstorm Sandy: A Game Changer?....Pages 7-33
Extreme Weather: Politics and Public Communication....Pages 35-58
Dust Storms, Human Health and a Global Early Warning System....Pages 59-87
Interdisciplinary Engagement of People and Place Around Extreme Weather....Pages 89-115
Engaging Communities to Assess the Health Effects of Extreme Weather in the Arctic....Pages 117-133
Refining the Process of Science Support for Communities Around Extreme Weather Events and Climate Impacts....Pages 135-164
Reducing Vulnerability to Extreme Heat Through Interdisciplinary Research and Stakeholder Engagement....Pages 165-186
Sociospatial Modeling for Climate-Based Emergencies: Extreme Heat Vulnerability Index....Pages 187-217
Drought and Health in the Context of Public Engagement....Pages 219-244
Extreme Weather: Mental Health Challenges and Community Response Strategies....Pages 245-270
Extreme Winter: Weaving Weather and Climate into a Narrative Through Laura Ingalls Wilder....Pages 271-292
The Air We Breathe: How Extreme Weather Conditions Harm Us....Pages 293-310
Human Response to and Consequences of the May 22, 2011, Joplin Tornado....Pages 311-350
Approaches for Building Community Resilience to Extreme Heat....Pages 351-388
