In this book, world-leading social scientists come together to provide original
insights on the capacities and limitations of insurance in a changing world.
Climate change is fundamentally changing the ways we insure, and the
ways we think about insurance. This book moves beyond traditional economics and financial understandings of insurance to address the social and
geopolitical dimensions of this powerful and pervasive part of contemporary
life. Insurance shapes material and social realities, and is shaped by them in
turn. The contributing authors of this book show how insurance constitutes
and is constituted through the traditional elements of earth, water, air, fire,
and the novel element of big data. The applied and theoretical insights presented through this novel elemental approach reveal that insurance is more
dynamic, multifaceted, and spatially variegated than commonly imagined.
This book is an authoritative source on the capacities and limitations of
insurance. It is a go-to reference for researchers and students in the social
sciences – particularly those with an interest in economics and finance, and
how these intersect with geography, politics, and society. It is also relevant
for those in the disaster, environmental, health, natural, and social sciences
who are interested in the role of insurance in addressing risk, resilience, and
adaptation.
Kate Booth is a human geographer, specializing in the field of critical insurance studies. She is particularly interested in the economic and social geographies of insurance in a changing climate, and implications for inequality
and inequity. Kate has also worked on projects looking at sense of place, and
the role of arts and culture in urban regeneration. Her work is published in
journals such as Progress in Human Geography, Environment and Planning A:
Economy and Space, Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, Urban
Studies, and Qualitative Inquiry.
Chloe Lucas is a human geographer at the University of Tasmania. A communications specialist, she began her career making documentaries about science
and landscape history for the BBC. Chloe’s research explores the values and
experiences underlying different social responses to climate change, and
Climate, Society and
Elemental Insurance
insights on the capacities and limitations of insurance in a changing world.
Climate change is fundamentally changing the ways we insure, and the
ways we think about insurance. This book moves beyond traditional economics and financial understandings of insurance to address the social and
geopolitical dimensions of this powerful and pervasive part of contemporary
life. Insurance shapes material and social realities, and is shaped by them in
turn. The contributing authors of this book show how insurance constitutes
and is constituted through the traditional elements of earth, water, air, fire,
and the novel element of big data. The applied and theoretical insights presented through this novel elemental approach reveal that insurance is more
dynamic, multifaceted, and spatially variegated than commonly imagined.
This book is an authoritative source on the capacities and limitations of
insurance. It is a go-to reference for researchers and students in the social
sciences – particularly those with an interest in economics and finance, and
how these intersect with geography, politics, and society. It is also relevant
for those in the disaster, environmental, health, natural, and social sciences
who are interested in the role of insurance in addressing risk, resilience, and
adaptation.
Kate Booth is a human geographer, specializing in the field of critical insurance studies. She is particularly interested in the economic and social geographies of insurance in a changing climate, and implications for inequality
and inequity. Kate has also worked on projects looking at sense of place, and
the role of arts and culture in urban regeneration. Her work is published in
journals such as Progress in Human Geography, Environment and Planning A:
Economy and Space, Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, Urban
Studies, and Qualitative Inquiry.
Chloe Lucas is a human geographer at the University of Tasmania. A communications specialist, she began her career making documentaries about science
and landscape history for the BBC. Chloe’s research explores the values and
experiences underlying different social responses to climate change, and
Climate, Society and
Elemental Insurance