Environmental Sociology
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Dependence on a vast shared resource built up the economies of herring towns around the north-central and northeastern Atlantic during the first half of the 20th century. During the postwar years, culminating in the early-1960s spike, the... more
This working paper examines the concept of metabolism and its potential as a critical analytical lens to study the contemporary city from a political perspective. The paper illustrates how the metabolism concept has been used... more
Climate change is arguably the greatest threat to society as power plants, the single largest human source of heat-trapping pollution, continue to emit massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. Sociologists have identified several... more
... a typical naive set of assumptions about "group oriented" cultures it that the participants within them are basically altruistic, self-effacing, self-sacrificing and sociable. A society of such individuals should exhibit the very best... more
Diplomová práce se zabývá multiagentním modelováním (ABM, počítačová simulační metoda) vycházejícím z konceptu analytické sociologie a jeho využitím v empirické sociologii. Využití je demonstrováno tvorbou modelu založeném na principech... more
Plus de la moitié de la population mondiale vit en ville. Dans ce contexte, où il faut compter également avec la présence de plus en plus envahissante des technologies numériques, la relation de l'homme à la nature se transforme.
Umwelt, Technik & Risiko – damit verbinden wir eine Symptomatik, die für die Moderne von bestandskritischer Bedeutung ist. Soweit herrscht Einigkeit. Kontrovers sind hingegen Diagnose und Therapie. Ist die industriegesellschaftliche... more
This paper discusses the results of a qualitative analysis that deployed focus groups, involving individuals selected among the population of the “Valle del Mela” (that is, the area of Milazzo, in Sicily) in order to investigate customs,... more
This paper analyzes the politics of bluefin tuna in Malta within the first years of EU accession (2004-9). The paper concludes that despite making certain impacts, ENGOs (environmental non-governmental organizations) were unsuccessful in... more
At the end of the 2000, Italy experienced the emergence of a new cycle of environmental mobilizations at the local level against infrastructure projects, contributing to a renewal of discourse on the environment and introducing new forms... more
(2016). In: Ensaios em Ciências Ambientais: Crises, Riscos e Racionalidades, Sandro Dutra e Silva, Doris Sayago, Fabiano Toni, Francisco Itami Campos (eds.). Rio de Janeiro: Garamond, 167-184.
A survey was conducted in a small New England town following the discovery that the town’s water supply had become contaminated by industrial chemicals. Principal findings include: (1) respondents from more affluent households were more... more
Die vorliegende Untersuchung fragt nach den Ursachen für das Zustandekommen des globalen Klimaschutzabkommens von Paris: Welche Ereignisse haben dazu geführt, dass die politische Staatengemeinschaft im Dezember 2015 einen Vertragstext... more
The forces of mechanization and industrialization using man made materials ruthlessly induced the alteration of traditional methods and the serene environment, which the earth initially had. These two forces have faltered in obvious and... more
Nella centrifuga semiotica della comunicazione contemporanea, il concetto di Smart City ha avuto la capacità di imporsi nel dibattito pubblico senza perdere il mistero del suo contenuto. Questo breve contributo mira a srotolare... more
The literature reports different benefits of people's relationship with nature. However, for the field of psychology the evidence is partial and not integrated. Consequently, the aim of this paper is to understand the psychological... more
Do temperature anomalies affect political polarization over global warming? Amer-icans' attitudes about global warming are affected by whether they reside in states experiencing unseasonably warm (or cold) temperatures versus those... more
Tämä artikkeli tarkastelee monitieteistä ympäristötutkimusta ympäristösosiologian näkökulmasta. Miten ympäristösosiologia suhtautuu muiden alojen tietoon? Entä miten käsitteillä voidaan edistää laajapintaisia ja monitieteisiä näkökulmia?
This article seeks to construct a comparative investigation of the role and application of militaristic metaphors in three contested areas of science-society discourse (invasive species, foot-and-mouth disease, and Severe Acute... more
Dal 9 marzo scorso sono vigenti le modifiche apportate agli articoli 9 e 41 della Costituzione con la riforma introdotta dalla Legge Costituzionale n° 1 approvata in Parlamento l'11 febbraio 2022 e pubblicata nel n° 44-22/02/2022 della... more
We examine some new ways of imagining carbon, energy, and energy futures as a possible option for motivating public desire to stop climate change. We argue that refram-ing how we see carbon is core to the project of stopping climate... more
This paper examines local sustainability concepts in Connemara, a predominantly rural region in the West of Ireland, to show how they are (re-)constituted through people’s interactions with social and biophysical environments. We argue... more
In an article titled “Robochop,” The Economist reported a practical problem and its technological solution. The problem was that swarms of jellyfish clogged up the pipes of a Swedish nuclear power plant on the Baltic Sea coast, forcing... more