LibGuides: COH608: Module 2 Resources

Module 2 Required Resources

Articles

A Current Review of Climate Change in the World
Abbass, K., Qasim, M. Z., Song, H., Murshed, M., Mahmood, H., & Younis, I. (2022). A review of the global climate change impacts, adaptation, and sustainable mitigation measures. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(28), 42539-42559.
This manuscript was published in 2022 and offers an updated review on climate change in the world. The review also focuses on adaptation and mitigation measures. This is a great overview of climate change.
Understand a Public Health Approach to Health Communities
Koehler, K., Latshaw, M., Matte, T., Kass, D., Frumkin, H., Fox, M., Hobbs, B., Wills-Karp, M., & Burke, T. A. (2018). Building healthy community environments: A public health approach. Public Health Reports, 133(1_suppl), 35S-43S
Communities are impacted by air and water pollution as well as other types of contaminants. If these areas are not addressed, then the population will be affected and could suffer health consequences. This paper is an overview on how to create healthy communities by understanding these problems and creating solutions to address them.

Climate Change and Mental Health
Clark, T., & Zolnikov, T. R. (2020). Climate change and mental health. The Palgrave handbook of climate resilient societies, 1-26.
This book chapter offers a comprehensive view on how climate change can also affect mental health.

Videos

Kniberg, H. (2017). Friendly guide to climate change [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CM_KkDuzGQ

This video offers a friendly guide to understanding climate change and what you can do about it. This is a very colorful way to review the basics of climate change and its impact on the world.

Crash Course. (2012). Human population growth- crash course ecology [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8dkWQVFAoA

This video offers a very clear explanation of population growth in the world and how/why it has gotten closer every day to the approximate carrying capacity.

Module 2 Optional Resources

Climate Change and Conspiracy Theories
Tam, K. P., & Chan, H. W. (2023). Conspiracy theories and climate change: A systematic review. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102129. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494423001779
This review provides a comprehensive review on climate change and conspiracy theories, which can curb positive growth and change as they remain steadfast as reasons why climate change does not exist and/or that it does not need to be addressed.
Climate Change Fears
Firebaugh, C. M., Zolnikov, T. R., Furio, F., & Ng, G. (2021). Population levels of climate change fear in the United States. American Journal of Climate Change, 10(01), 1.
This is an interesting paper that reviews climate change and population fear. This takes on a different approach to understanding climate change in the world and how it affects people and mental health.

Climate Change and Greenspace
Zolnikov, T. R., Furio, F., & Clark, T. (2023). Need for greenspace in an urban setting for child development. In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures (pp. 1113-1116). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
This chapter links child development, the need for greenspace, and climate change. It is brief, but this information highlights a forthcoming issue in environmental and population health, which is the need for greenspace.
Climate Change and Nature
Clark, T., Zolnikov, T. R., & Furio, F. (2023). Need for nature connectedness in urban youth for environmental sustainability. In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures (pp. 1117-1121). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
This chapter is another view on climate change, focusing on the need for nature. This is another upcoming issue on climate change and population health that must be considered to avoid adverse health outcomes.