Environmental Sociology

How can we overcome the too late political reactions in favour of a planning of emergencies and preventive thinking?

The real funny Thing is, that first everybody can see the inequalities in the world, second the changing climate, third devastating wars and fourth the well known tendency of humans to escape...

11 November 2015 5,221 10 View

Which Android and Volunteered Geographic Information papers would you suggest?

I'm working on a final project themed "Environmental risks and impacts identification by surveying with collaborative Android VGI application", assessing a community in Curitiba (BRA) to identify...

09 November 2015 1,555 4 View

Anyone knows a case of a social-ecological system illustrating the human capacity of learning and deliberate transformation to increase resilience?

I am searching a paper on a case of a SES (social-ecological system) that illustrates the human capacity of social learning, enabling deliberate transformation of the SES, for example to a higher...

22 May 2015 5,219 24 View

Anyone knows a case of a social-ecological system illustrating the human capacity of learning and deliberate transformation to increase resilience?

I am searching a paper on a case of a SES (social-ecological system) that illustrates the human capacity of social learning, enabling deliberate transformation of the SES, for example to a higher...

05 May 2015 6,655 25 View

Which paradigm(s) is(are) the most suitable for assessing the economy-environment relationship?

Given the existence of different schools of thought within social science-at times complementary and at times contradictory-the debate over the way in which this relationship should be...

05 May 2015 3,173 71 View

Where does the emotion "Feeling at Home" stand in theoretical perspectives in Psychology and Sociology?

I am doing my Architectural thesis on "Feeling at Home". I have found some relevant literature in Sociology (any additional information always welcome!) and related aspects in my study area -...

04 April 2015 6,995 10 View

Isn't treadmill of production theory an extension & elaboration of James O'Connor's Fiscal Crisis of The State?

Doesn't treadmill of production theory thus suffer the same problems with respect to the nature of monetary sovereignty?

26 March 2015 3,700 3 View

Isn't treadmill of production theory an extension & elaboration of James O'Connor's Fiscal Crisis of The State?

Doesn't treadmill of production theory thus suffer the same problems with respect to the nature of monetary sovereignty?

03 March 2015 4,682 3 View

The divorce rate in India is the lowest in the world. Is the Indian way of life a model for Sustainable living?

http://www.divorcepad.com/rate/divorce-rate-in-india.htmlMan is a social being. Man is the unit of the family. A family is the unit of society. Societies and communities make up nations and...

02 February 2015 6,187 11 View

Does the economic growth absolutely not contribute to the lessening of ecological degradation?

Is the relationship conclusively direct? Perhaps there is a fetishization with use-values? And, thus, lack of adequate attention to the nature of value, as a totality - its distribution and...

25 January 2015 2,692 8 View

Does the economic growth absolutely not contribute to the lessening of ecological degradation?

Is the relationship conclusively direct? Perhaps there is a fetishization with use-values? And, thus, lack of adequate attention to the nature of value, as a totality - its distribution and...

01 January 2015 8,521 9 View

Can anyone write a chapter on contemporary quantitative analysis?

I am assembling potential authors for an edited book on contemporary quantitative research in the social sciences. I am looking for an author to write a chapter on data driven quantitative...

01 January 2015 9,847 8 View

Which sociologist in classical term (1700-1900) was interested in natural sciences like ecology?

Is there any study has been done related this issue?

12 December 2014 3,730 33 View

Which sensory elements that will affect you the most while walking in a university campus?

I am working on multi-sensory elements in walking in various locations. from literature, I found out that different environment provides different walking experience. One will feel insecure...

09 September 2014 4,776 3 View

Is there any literature regarding efficient uptake of design elements for other outcomes, e.g. bushfire?

Consideration of energy efficiency in the siting and design of buildings has taken a significant amount of time to be adopted as a routine requirement. Yet, it is still not fully understood or...

05 May 2014 4,982 2 View

Welfare and sustainability as a part of sustainable development strategies?

May welfare and life quality be faced like dimensions of sustainable development?

01 January 2014 6,538 19 View

Can anyone recommend me literature about psychological models of environmental concern?

I am undertaking research into concern for the natural environment and I wondered if anyone could suggest models of environmental concern that I should investigate? My main interests are concerned...

01 January 2014 2,641 16 View

What's the essence and/or philosophy of Enviromental Criminology?

Up until Recently I had never even heard of Environmental Criminology? As a matter of fact I first heard the term on an article on Livescience titled: "Wildlife Bandits: How Criminology Can Fight...

07 July 2013 8,783 6 View

What's the essence and/or philosophy of Enviromental Criminology?

Up until Recently I had never even heard of Environmental Criminology? As a matter of fact I first heard the term on an article on Livescience titled: "Wildlife Bandits: How Criminology Can Fight...

05 July 2013 4,381 5 View

Values within a profession/scientific discipline.

I would like to have some backup (references) on a link what I believe exists. My assumption is that the values (on environmental, and democratic issues, in my case) that can be found within a...

02 February 2013 2,875 6 View

What parameters should be included to encompass environmental science topics?

I have incorporated socio-economic conditions such as food habits, nutritional status, and climate. What other parameters should be added?

09 September 2012 1,677 1 View

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01 January 1970 8,010 0 View

Can an Archaeologist be a threat to an Architect in academia?

I have something in my mind to share which relates with both fields.

01 January 1970 5,901 0 View

Is there anything we can do to aid and abet with this project from the perspective of soundscape ecology?

Soundscape ecology evaluates the status of habitats from the perspective of its biophony. The indicators include changes in the biophonic and geophonic structures of the natural soundscape due to...

01 January 1970 4,955 0 View