ABSTRACT

This book argues that climate justice is an urgent and defining global challenge with long-term implications for poverty reduction, livelihoods, community well-being, and sustainable development.

It provides a thorough overview of both fundamental and new directions of knowledge and policy directions in this less debated area within environmental social work. The chapters of this book offer both global and cross-country perspectives via case studies from India, Nepal, Ukraine, South Africa, and the USA, providing greater understanding, evidence, and strategies to achieve the resilience of vulnerable communities based on climate justice principles.  

It will be required reading for all scholars, students, and social work professionals as well as those working in sustainability and community development.

chapter 1|16 pages

Social Work and Climate Justice

Past, present, and the way forward

chapter 2|22 pages

Human Behavior in the Natural Environment

Embracing an Ecocentric Paradigm

chapter 5|18 pages

Climate crisis and forced migration

A global social work response for migrants on the move

chapter 6|20 pages

Floods in Ukrainian Carpathians

Lessons for social work practice and education

chapter 8|21 pages

Indian Social Work Education and Climate Change

Gaps, Solutions, and Alternative Possibilities

chapter 9|17 pages

Green social work for climate change

Curriculum innovations for a post-apartheid South Africa