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Challenges, Volume 16, Issue 2

June 2025 - 11 articles

Cover Story: Imagine it is the year 2100. People and environments around you are thriving. What do you see? This study explores such visions of the future of Iceland. Through qualitative analysis of 63 in-person interviews, three distinct pathways emerged: a utopia marked by social harmony and a renewed connection with nature, an elevated present-day building on current infrastructure improvements, and a dystopia defined by climate-induced disruptions and system collapse. Analysis of these place-based interviews also revealed that most participants had never considered the potential long-term climate futures, which is a critical component of successful anticipatory adaptation. This timely research reflects how individual climate imaginaries can drive collective responses, and how resilience is rooted in place-based identities and community values. View this paper
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Articles (11)

  • Viewpoint
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,581 Views
27 Pages

The Land That Time Forgot? Planetary Health and the Criminal Justice System

  • Alan C. Logan,
  • Colleen M. Berryessa,
  • John S. Callender,
  • Gregg D. Caruso,
  • Fiona A. Hagenbeek,
  • Pragya Mishra and
  • Susan L. Prescott

Planetary health is a transdisciplinary concept that erases the dividing lines between individual and community health, and the natural systems that support the wellbeing of humankind. Despite planetary health’s broad emphasis on justice, the p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,538 Views
17 Pages

The increasing demand for fossil fuels has led the oil industry to explore biodiesel as a renewable alternative, which is crucial for advancing planetary health. Biodiesel offers environmental benefits and shares similar properties with petroleum die...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
1,808 Views
24 Pages

The realities of climate change are here, and in the absence of encompassing U.S. federal policies directing action, it is left to the states to help set our course for the future. At the forefront of state action is Michigan, which in 2023 passed sw...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,574 Views
14 Pages

From Utopia to Dystopia: Interviews in Iceland About the Future Amid Climate Change

  • Michelle Ritchie,
  • Sarah Heaton,
  • Alexander Scheid,
  • Hannah Mott,
  • Gudrun Mobus Bernhards,
  • Sloane Sengson,
  • Kathryn Foral and
  • Jon Calabria

Studies at the intersection of climate change and futures research are needed. In response, we interviewed Icelanders (n = 63) to understand individuals’ visions of the future. Linguistic analysis revealed that participants expressed themselves...

  • Opinion
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,055 Views
11 Pages

This article argues that environmental education must move beyond knowledge transmission to become a transformative, psychological, and relational practice. Rooted in the One Health framework, which emphasizes the interconnectedness of human, animal,...

  • Viewpoint
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,042 Views
18 Pages

The Earthrise Community: Transforming Planetary Consciousness for a Flourishing Future

  • Susan L. Prescott,
  • Aterah Nusrat,
  • Richard Scott,
  • David Nelson,
  • Heidi Honegger Rogers,
  • Mona S. El-Sherbini,
  • Knellee Bisram,
  • Yvonne Vizina,
  • Sara L. Warber and
  • David Webb

In the face of the growing challenges of the Anthropocene—marked by climate change, biodiversity loss, and increasing rates of disease and despair—this paper explores the need for holistic solutions that integrate cultural and spiritual t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,738 Views
19 Pages

Fostering Community Ownership for Sustainable Social Innovations in Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Regions

  • Mulye Tadesse,
  • Tafesse Matewos,
  • Samuel Jilo Dira,
  • Fekadu Israel Alambo and
  • Tenaw Fentaw Dessie

23 April 2025

Social innovation has emerged as a prominent strategy in development practice, attracting substantial scholarly attention. In Ethiopia’s pastoral and agro-pastoral areas, characterized by vulnerability and persistent development challenges, non...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,772 Views
20 Pages

Unseen Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance: The Role of Industrial Agriculture and Climate Change in This Global Health Crisis

  • Madeline E. Graham,
  • Brenda A. Wilson,
  • Davendra Ramkumar,
  • Holly Rosencranz and
  • Japhia Ramkumar

21 April 2025

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an urgent global health threat with many anthropogenic drivers outside of healthcare. The impacts of modern agriculture on human health are manifold, from the food systems and dietary patterns they support to the les...

  • Viewpoint
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,154 Views
21 Pages

19 April 2025

This paper expands on the anthropocentric focus of the Self-Directed Flourishing (SDF) framework by introducing the Eco-Systemic Flourishing (ESF) framework. The primary contribution of the ESF is the integration of ecological systems thinking, place...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,475 Views
15 Pages

Climate Change Impacts on Household Food Security in Sri Lanka’s Dry Zones: A Qualitative Analysis

  • Sisira Kumara Naradda Gamage,
  • Solanga Arachchige U. Niranjala,
  • Jayasooriya Mudiyanselage Harshana M. Upulwehera,
  • Allayarov Piratdin,
  • Kumara Bandage Thilini Udesha K. Bandara,
  • Hatharakorale Gedara Kolitha N. Bandara,
  • Hetti Arachchige Buddhika W. Hettiarachchi,
  • Adikari Mudiyanselage P. Adikari,
  • Sumanapalage D. Amasha Sumanapala and
  • Manamendra K. Nilakshi Pabasara
  • + 1 author

10 April 2025

Climate change is a substantial threat to worldwide food security, affecting the supply, stability, accessibility, and quality of food. This study aimed to explore the impact of climate change on household food security of farming communities in dry...

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Challenges - ISSN 2078-1547