Research is increasingly uncovering the many ways that individuals affected by disasters change their environmental views in response to their direct experience of such catastrophic events. There is a growing body of research that focuses on adults’ environmental views, revealing that they often remain complacent toward environmental problems even after experiencing a disaster. However, very little research examines whether and to what extent children and youth’s environmental views shift and change after experiencing a disaster. This article fills this gap by specifically focusing on the environmental views and practices of 83 children and youth between the ages of 5 and 17 years who experienced the 2013 Southern Alberta Flood, the costliest flood disaster in Canadian history. Findings suggest that disaster catalyzes a process of reflexivity in children and youth. Experiencing the flood prompted children and youth to think more about the environment than prior to the flood; contemplate larger environmental issues, such as climate change, as the root cause of the locally experienced flood; and take action, as well as call others to action, to ameliorate climate and environmental problems in their own lives and communities. We discuss the implications these findings have for environmental and disaster education, policies, and practices.

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“我们需要为此做点什么”：儿童和青少年对气候变化和环境危机的灾后看法

越来越多的研究揭示了受灾害影响的个人根据对此类灾难性事件的直接经历而改变其环境观点的多种方式。越来越多的研究关注成年人的环境观点，表明即使在经历了灾难之后，他们也常常对环境问题感到自满。然而，很少有研究调查儿童和青少年的环境观念在经历灾难后是否以及在何种程度上发生了转变和变化。本文通过特别关注 83 名 5 至 17 岁儿童和青少年的环境观点和实践来填补这一空白，这些儿童和青年经历了 2013 年加拿大历史上最严重的洪灾——阿尔伯塔省南部洪水。研究结果表明，灾难促进了儿童和青少年的反思过程。经历洪水促使儿童和青少年比洪水前更多地考虑环境；考虑更大的环境问题，例如气候变化，作为当地发生洪水的根本原因；采取行动，并呼吁他人采取行动，以改善他们自己的生活和社区中的气候和环境问题。我们讨论了这些发现对环境和灾害教育、政策和实践的影响。并呼吁其他人采取行动，以改善他们自己的生活和社区中的气候和环境问题。我们讨论了这些发现对环境和灾害教育、政策和实践的影响。并呼吁其他人采取行动，以改善他们自己的生活和社区中的气候和环境问题。我们讨论了这些发现对环境和灾害教育、政策和实践的影响。