Climate Crisis and Changing Population Dynamics
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This book reveals the environmental, economic, and social drivers of climate-induced migration, the health impacts of extreme weather events, and the complex interplay between malnutrition, disease diffusion, and mortality in vulnerable populations. By collating cutting-edge research and case studies from leading experts, this edited book offers an in-depth exploration and holistic view of the interconnectedness of climate change and a shift of global population dynamics. By integrating perspectives from climate science, public health, sociology, and migration studies, the book delivers a holistic understanding of the ways in which climatic extremes such as heatwaves, floods, droughts, rise of temperature, sea level rise, and coastline change are reshaping human lives and communities, migration patterns, human displacement, exacerbating health vulnerabilities, affecting morbidity and mortality rates, and challenging public health systems globally. Section I delves into the nexus of climate change and population dynamics, providing ahistorical and contemporary overview of how climatic extremes impact human populations. Section II focuses on migration patterns, featuring case…