Dwelling in the Age of Climate Change
The Ethics of Adaptation
Explores the complex ethical dilemmas of human mobility in the context of climate change
Currently, adaptation policy for climate change prioritises economic and technological dimensions of governance and action. Now, Elaine Kelly brings continental theory into the conversation to explore the ethical dilemmas stemming from emerging global political crises of migration, displacement and communal relocation related to climate change. She argues that, in the era of anthropocentric climate change, an ‘ethos of dwelling’ must underpin adaptation practices.
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Acknowledgments
Common Abbreviations
Introduction
Part A
1. The Adaptation Agenda
2. Rethinking Adaptation: An Ethos of Dwelling
3. The Mobility Agenda
Part B
4. In and Out of Place: The Case of Bangladesh
5. In and Out of Place: The Case of the Torres Strait Islands, Australia
6. Hitting the Global North
Conclusion: A Future, Otherwise Than This.
Common Abbreviations
Introduction
Part A
1. The Adaptation Agenda
2. Rethinking Adaptation: An Ethos of Dwelling
3. The Mobility Agenda
Part B
4. In and Out of Place: The Case of Bangladesh
5. In and Out of Place: The Case of the Torres Strait Islands, Australia
6. Hitting the Global North
Conclusion: A Future, Otherwise Than This.
New crises require new thinking. In a work combining rich theoretical reflection and vivid case studies of the real, immediate and complex challenges populations now face, Elaine Kelly provides a brilliant new ethical approach to the dramatic human movements already underway in response to climate change.
