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solastalgianoun
(environmental change) A form of homesickness one gets when one is still at home, but the environment is changed.
Etymology: Coined by Australian philosopher and researcher Glenn Albrecht of the roots sōlācium (comfort) and algia (pain).
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Solastalgia
Solastalgia is a neologism coined by the Australian philosopher Glenn Albrecht in 2003 with the first article published on this concept in 2005. It describes a form of psychic or existential distress caused by environmental change, such as mining or climate change. As opposed to nostalgia — the melancholia or homesickness experienced by individuals when separated from a loved home — "solastalgia" is the distress that is produced by environmental change impacting on people while they are directly connected to their home environment. A paper published by Albrecht and collaborators focused on two contexts where collaborative research teams found solastalgia to be evident: the experiences of persistent drought in rural New South Wales and the impact of large-scale open-cut coal mining on individuals in the Upper Hunter Valley of NSW. In both cases, people exposed to environmental change experienced negative affect that is exacerbated by a sense of powerlessness or lack of control over the unfolding change process. Conceptualising environmentally induced distress as mental illness has been discussed by Seamus Mac Suibhne.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of solastalgia in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of solastalgia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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