Perceptions of climate change in Thunder Bay, Ontario: towards a place-based understanding

Galway, Lindsay P.

doi:10.1080/13549839.2018.1550743

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“…A total of 15 studies met the inclusion criteria [ 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ]. The study information and detailed findings are presented in Table 1 .…”

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“…The study information and detailed findings are presented in Table 1 . Four studies were conducted in North America [ 24 , 26 , 29 , 30 ], three in Australia [ 25 , 33 , 35 ], two in Norway [ 31 , 34 ], and one each from South Korea [ 23 ], Sweden [ 37 ], Ghana [ 32 ], and Tuvalu [ 27 ]. One study was conducted across four nations (Fiji, Cyprus, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom) [ 36 ] and one study did not identify its origin [ 28 ].…”

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“…Six of the papers were purely qualitative and the other nine used mixed methods (see Table 1 ). The stated goals of the studies were variable; nine sought to study mental wellbeing and emotions in the context of climate change [ 24 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 35 , 36 , 37 ], and six explored broader perceptions of climate change [ 23 , 25 , 26 , 32 , 33 , 34 ]. Two studies included quantitative measures of distress and anxiety [ 27 , 29 ].…”

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Understanding the Spectrum of Anxiety Responses to Climate Change: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Literature

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2022

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Background: Knowledge about climate change may produce anxiety, but the concept of climate change anxiety is poorly understood. The primary aim of this study was to systematically review the qualitative literature regarding the scope of anxiety responses to climate change. The secondary aim was to investigate the sociodemographic and geographical factors which influence experiences of climate change anxiety. Methods: A systematic review of empirical qualitative studies was undertaken, examining the scope of climate change anxiety by searching five databases. Studies were critically appraised for quality. Content analysis was used to identify themes. Results: Fifteen studies met the inclusion criteria. The content analysis was organised into two overarching themes. The scope of anxiety included worry about threats to livelihood, worry for future generations, worry about apocalyptic futures, anxiety at the lack of response to climate change, and competing worries. Themes pertaining to responses to climate change anxiety included symptoms of anxiety, feeling helpless and disempowered, and ways of managing climate change anxiety. Relatively few studies were identified, with limited geographical diversity amongst the populations studied. Conclusions: The review furthers understanding of the concept of climate change anxiety and responses to it, highlighting the need for high-quality psychiatric research exploring its clinical significance and potential interventions.

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“…Landscapes are not neutral backdrops where human activities unfold [46], rather they are relational, dynamic, and nested social-ecological systems. Grounding solastalgia research in landscapes allows for an emphasis on the richly intertwined aspect of nature and culture defining the places that people cherish while acknowledging the interplay across local, regional, and global scales, which we see as particularly relevant when aiming to understand the mental, emotional, and spiritual impacts of climate change—a global phenomenon that is witnessed and experienced in regional and local landscapes [22]. Thinking about places as landscapes may also help us to consider how individual and collective identity is wrapped up in place.…”

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“…The development of our specific research questions was informed in large part by knowledge gaps and priorities identified at a workshop entitled “Solastalgia: Investigating the nexus of climate change, place, and human well-being” which took place in October 2018 in Minnesota, USA. This workshop was inspired by place-based climate change research in the Western Lake Superior region [22,23,24] including the North Shore Climate readiness project and the Twin Ports Climate Conversations [25] and was supported by funding from the University of Minnesota’s “On the Horizon” program. Participants included a diverse group of researchers and practitioners working on issues at the environment–health–place nexus in the Western Lake Superior region, and interested in exploring the concept of solastalgia, as well as research and practice concerning solastalgia more specifically.…”

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Mapping the Solastalgia Literature: A Scoping Review Study

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Solastalgia is a relatively new concept for understanding the links between human and ecosystem health, specifically, the cumulative impacts of climatic and environmental change on mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Given the speed and scale of climate change alongside biodiversity loss, pollution, deforestation, unbridled resource extraction, and other environmental challenges, more and more people will experience solastalgia. This study reviewed 15 years of scholarly literature on solastalgia using a scoping review process. Our goal was to advance conceptual clarity, synthesize the literature, and identify priorities for future research. Four specific questions guided the review process: (1) How is solastalgia conceptualized and applied in the literature?; (2) How is solastalgia experienced and measured in the literature?; (3) How is ‘place’ understood in the solastalgia literature?; and (4) Does the current body of literature on solastalgia engage with Indigenous worldviews and experiences? Overall, we find there is a need for additional research employing diverse methodologies, across a greater diversity of people and places, and conducted in collaboration with affected populations and potential knowledge, alongside greater attention to the practical implications and applications of solastalgia research. We also call for continued efforts to advance conceptual clarity and theoretical foundations. Key outcomes of this study include our use of the landscape construct in relation to solastalgia and a call to better understand Indigenous peoples’ lived experiences of landscape transformation and degradation in the context of historical traumas.

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Assembling a coalition of climate change narratives on UK climate action: a focus on the city, countryside, community and home

Howarth

Parsons

2021

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Perceptions of climate change and associated risks are complex and require greater consideration of the context in which behaviours are formed and changed. People tend to create their own stories of climate change providing an opportunity to capture personal experiences and frame solutions accordingly through narratives. Engagement with the issue can be further enhanced when using topics that resonate with individuals, especially through place attachments and local interests. Positioning climate change around communities, cities, homes and the countryside, for example, resonates with certain audiences as action at these scales provides useful narratives through which to engage audiences and increase positive associations with resilient and low-carbon futures. Nevertheless, we show how engagement with these narratives is complex and may overlap or contest in some cases. We present findings from thirty semi-structured interviews conducted with academic, policy and practitioner communities in the United Kingdom (UK) which explored what sub-themes could be utilised to engage audiences on climate change through narratives focused around cities, the countryside, communities and the home. We identify 10 sub-themes ranging from technological change (homes), connecting people (communities), alternative infrastructures (countryside) and positive visions of identity (cities). In search of a coherent coalition of diverse interests in shaping climate change action, we discuss two cross-cutting themes on technology and social norms which emerge strongly across each of the sub-themes.

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Perceptions of climate change in Thunder Bay, Ontario: towards a place-based understanding

Cited by 16 publications

References 67 publications

Understanding the Spectrum of Anxiety Responses to Climate Change: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Literature

Understanding the Spectrum of Anxiety Responses to Climate Change: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Literature

Mapping the Solastalgia Literature: A Scoping Review Study

Assembling a coalition of climate change narratives on UK climate action: a focus on the city, countryside, community and home

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