TY - CHAP
T1 - Climate catastrophe and the consequences for health in the UK
AU - Douglass, Tom
PY - 2024/1/2
Y1 - 2024/1/2
N2 - This chapter discusses climate change in the United Kingdom in relation to the health of its people. I begin with a brief discussion of the nature of the existing and predicted impacts of climate change in the UK alongside a history of the politics of climate change in the UK and an overview of government climate change mitigation policy (and particularly its inadequacies). The chapter then concerns itself with the present and future impacts of climate change on human health in the UK. I examine the impacts of exposure to extreme heat, flooding, and disruption to health services as key examples of the negative impacts of climate change on health. Relatedly, I discuss the uneven distribution of the health risks associated with climate change according to socio-economic status. Finally, I consider benefits for human health that emerge from climate change mitigation strategies and the associated decarbonisation of the economy.
AB - This chapter discusses climate change in the United Kingdom in relation to the health of its people. I begin with a brief discussion of the nature of the existing and predicted impacts of climate change in the UK alongside a history of the politics of climate change in the UK and an overview of government climate change mitigation policy (and particularly its inadequacies). The chapter then concerns itself with the present and future impacts of climate change on human health in the UK. I examine the impacts of exposure to extreme heat, flooding, and disruption to health services as key examples of the negative impacts of climate change on health. Relatedly, I discuss the uneven distribution of the health risks associated with climate change according to socio-economic status. Finally, I consider benefits for human health that emerge from climate change mitigation strategies and the associated decarbonisation of the economy.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-38878-1_15
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-38878-1_15
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 9783031388774
T3 - Global Perspectives on Health Geography
SP - 229
EP - 238
BT - Climate Change and Human Health Scenarios
A2 - Akhtar, Rais
PB - Springer, Cham
ER -