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In this volume, the authors consider how environmental changes affect our social, cultural and political lives and, in doing so, have a direct influence on individuals’ health. In contrast to previous research in the area, da Cal Seixas and de Moraes Hoefel emphasize both physical health and mental health as measures of human suffering, in an approach informed by the concept of subjectivity. Ultimately, the authors argue that contemporary environmental changes have a significant effect on the mental and physical wellbeing of the world’s population, and that analysis and proposals for action should address both concerns in an effort to improve our quality of life.
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Sônia Regina da Cal Seixas is Professor in the Environment & Society PhD program at the State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil. She is also a researcher at the Center for Environmental Studies and Research (NEPAM/UNICAMP) and has a research fellowship at Brazil’s National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Pq-CNPq/Brazil).
João Luiz de Moraes Hoefel is Professor at UNIFAAT University Center, Atibaia, Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he coordinates the Sustainability and Cultural Center and the Environmental Management Undergraduation Course. He received his PhD in Social Science with a focus on Environmental Subjects from Campinas University, Brazil.
João Luiz de Moraes Hoefel is Professor at UNIFAAT University Center, Atibaia, Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he coordinates the Sustainability and Cultural Center and the Environmental Management Undergraduation Course. He received his PhD in Social Science with a focus on Environmental Subjects from Campinas University, Brazil.
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Book Title: Quality of Life, Environmental Changes and Subjectivity
Book Subtitle: A Contribution to a New Line of Research on Climate Change
Authors: Sônia Regina da Cal Seixas, João Luiz de Moraes Hoefel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39222-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-39221-5Published: 20 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-39222-2Published: 19 November 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 94
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Psychology, general, Earth System Sciences, Public Health, Personality and Social Psychology, Health Psychology