Quality of life, environmental changes and subjectivity : a contribution to a new line of research on climate change

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 Hoeffel 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. Preface Acknowledgements Contents About the Authors Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Initial Approach: The Importance of This Subject and the Construction of New Paths 1.2 Quality of Life and Environmental Changes 1.2.1 Quality of Life Concept 1.2.2 Quality of Life in a Climate Change Context References Chapter 2: The Importance of the Concept of Subjectivity: New Lines of Research 2.1 Approaches 2.2 Disciplinary Dimensions: Expanding Views and Concepts 2.3 Climate Change and Subjectivity 2.4 The Construction of Climate Change Narratives: ‘Nightmare’ or ‘False Comfort’ 2.5 Climate Change and Psychoanalysis 2.5.1 The Cultural Narrative About Climate Change and Subjectivity: Important Findings in Convergent Approaches 2.6 Some Important Considerations About Objective Advances in the Relationship of Subjectivity, Psychoanalysis, and Climate Change: The Construction of Networks References Important Links Chapter 3: Building New Perspectives and Approaches to Our Common Future on Climate Change and Subjectivity: Agenda 2030 and Human Rights References Chapter 4: Conclusion Reference Index 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--back cover