Alan S. Gutterman

Climate Change and Older Persons (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Climate change, simply described as "any change in average weather that lasts for a long period of time", already affects many weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe, and there is evidence that observed changes in extremes such as heatwaves, heavy precipitation, droughts, and tropical cyclones and their attribution to human influence has continued to strengthen. Climate change, and the attendant climate-related events including heat waves and hurricanes, put everyone at risk and threaten universal access to fundamental human rights to clean air, water, adequate food and housing and physical and mental health. However, many older persons are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to complex medical conditions; dependence on caregivers and intact medical delivery systems, which can be fragmented during climate disasters; normal aging processes that limit agility and mobility; cognitive impairments that occur as people age and dependence on medications and life-sustaining equipment that may be unavailable because of a climate-related event. Older people who are also vulnerable due to economic insecurity and/or living in substandard housing face additional risks when climate events ravage their communities. In addition, the events associated with climate change also compromise the ability of States to support basic human rights for older persons, such as the rights to safety, security, social protection, care and support. This book discusses the relationship between climate change and older persons covering not only the risks to realization of their human rights but also the ways in which older persons can contribute to climate action. Chapters also cover intersectionality, climate change and climate justice; the legal and normative framework for climate action; generational attitudes toward climate change; and systemic actions required to protect older persons from climate change. The aging of the population can be attributed to impressive improvements in longevity; however, extensive use of non-renewal resources and development have pushed the planet beyond its natural boundaries and enjoying the benefits of longevity can only occur if steps are taken toward a more sustainable world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Older Persons' Rights Project
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798215903995
• Artikelnr.: 67265904

Autorenporträt

This book was written by Alan S. Gutterman, whose prolific output of practical guidance and tools for legal and financial professionals, managers, entrepreneurs, and investors has made him one of the best-selling individual authors in the global legal publishing marketplace. Alan has authored or edited over 300 book-length works on entrepreneurship, business law and transactions, sustainability, impact investment, business and human rights and corporate social responsibility, civil and human rights of older persons, and international business for several publishers including Thomson Reuters, Practical Law, Kluwer, Aspatore, Oxford, Quorum, ABA Press, Aspen, Sweet & Maxwell, Euromoney, Business Expert Press, Harvard Business Publishing, CCH, and BNA. His cornerstone work, Business Transactions Solution, is an online-only product available and featured on Thomson Reuters' Westlaw, the world's largest legal content platform, which covers the entire lifecycle of a business. Alan has extensive experience as a partner and senior counsel with internationally recognized law firms counseling small and large business enterprises, and has also held senior management positions with several technology-based businesses including service as the chief legal officer of a leading international distributor of IT products headquartered in Silicon Valley and as the chief operating officer of an emerging broadband media company. He has been an adjunct faculty member at several colleges and universities, and he has also launched and oversees projects relating to promoting the civil and human rights of older persons and a human rights-based approach to entrepreneurship. He received his A.B., M.B.A., and J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, a D.B.A. from Golden Gate University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, and he is also a Credentialed Professional Gerontologist (CPG). For more information about Alan and his activities, please contact him directly at [e-mail], follow him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alangutterman/), and visit his personal website at www.alangutterman.com to view a comprehensive listing of his works and subscribe to receive updates. Many of Alan's research papers and other publications are also available through SSRN and Google Scholar.