Ageing, Wellbeing and Climate Change in the Arctic ─ An Interdisciplinary Analysis

This book addresses the important intersection of ageing, wellbeing and climate change in the Arctic region, making a key interdisciplinary contribution to an area of research on which little has been written, and limited sources of information are currently available.

Focusing on the social and political conditions of those living in the Nordic and Russian Artic, this volume explores three key areas of discussion. First, the book examines various political issues that are currently affecting the Arctic, such as the social categorisation of elderly people. Second, the book discusses the living conditions of the elderly in relation to Arctic climate change. Third, the book discusses the wellbeing of elderly people in terms of traditional knowledge and lifestyles. Featuring contributions from a number of key researchers in this field which examine a broad range of case studies, including the impact of climate change on health in Lapland and elderly people and geographical mobility in Norway, this book provides a valuable insight into the ways in which ageing, wellbeing and climate change are interlinked.

This book will be of great interest to scholars of climate change, gerontology and social policy.

Shahnaj Begum is a PhD candidate and researcher at the Unit for Gender Studies in the Faculty of Education at the University of Lapland, Finland.

Paivi Naskali is a Professor of Women’s Studies in the Department of Gender Studies, and serves as Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Lapland, Finland.

Marjaana Seppanen is a Professor of Gerontological Social Work at the University of Lapland, Finland.