Literature Review
Nature versus Nurture in Climate Change
Lola de Vries
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, NATURE VERSUS NURTURE IN CLIMATE CHANGE
Introduction: Nature and Nurture in Climate Change
Two major global problems we can use to research the interaction between nature and nurture
is climate change and sustainability. “Nature” refers to genetics that defines a human’s
behavior, while “nurture” is the environmental influence. We will also examine global
challenges based on economic, political, and cultural factors (Monasterolo 2020). That is
because every day we see more consequences of climate change, such as increasingly severe
hurricanes like “Hurricane Helene”. These disasters have worsened due to human-caused
climate change, which highlights the increasing necessity of changing our climate behavior
(Milman and Watts 2024). The question we must ask ourselves is what influences human
behavior in climate problems more; traits we get by birth or external circumstances?
(Houmark, Ronda, and Rosholm 2020).
This literature review will investigate how people’s sustainable behavior is, whilst
from different perspectives, mainly policy, education, and economics. The review will show
how these factors will change the responses to climate change, and we will point out gaps in
the currently available research.
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Lola de Vries | 1234567
Nature versus Nurture in Climate Change
Lola de Vries
1234567
, NATURE VERSUS NURTURE IN CLIMATE CHANGE
Introduction: Nature and Nurture in Climate Change
Two major global problems we can use to research the interaction between nature and nurture
is climate change and sustainability. “Nature” refers to genetics that defines a human’s
behavior, while “nurture” is the environmental influence. We will also examine global
challenges based on economic, political, and cultural factors (Monasterolo 2020). That is
because every day we see more consequences of climate change, such as increasingly severe
hurricanes like “Hurricane Helene”. These disasters have worsened due to human-caused
climate change, which highlights the increasing necessity of changing our climate behavior
(Milman and Watts 2024). The question we must ask ourselves is what influences human
behavior in climate problems more; traits we get by birth or external circumstances?
(Houmark, Ronda, and Rosholm 2020).
This literature review will investigate how people’s sustainable behavior is, whilst
from different perspectives, mainly policy, education, and economics. The review will show
how these factors will change the responses to climate change, and we will point out gaps in
the currently available research.
1
Lola de Vries | 1234567
