Environmental Sociology
Code
711081038
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Sociologia
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Iva Miranda Pires, João Lutas Craveiro
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1. Understanding the interdependencies between social and environmental systems;
2. Ability to reflect critically on the emergence of risks and development models;
3. Knowledge and understanding of the tools to perform the sociologist´s role in environmental management policies and institutions, particularly on social impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment;
4. Ability to analyse environmental conflicts and perform case studies on risk perception and public participation processes;
5. Skills for autonomous literature research and reflexive analysis of different theoretical outlooks and authors.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. The emergence of environmental sociology
2. History of the idea of nature
3. Environmental and social issues
3.1 Risk perception
3.2 Environmental sensitivities and ecological movements
4. Methodologies for social impact assessment and risk analysis
4.1 Social acceptability and environmental risks
4.2.Social vulnerability in risk areas
5. Globalization and uncertainty: Prospective scenarios on climate change and social systems
Bibliography
Beck, U. (1992). Risk society: Towards a new modernity. London: Sage.
Bell, M. (2004). An invitation to environmental sociology (2ª ed.). Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge Press.
Bookchin, M. (2007). Social ecology and communalism. Oakland: AK Press.
Dunlap, R. & Catton, W. (1979). Environmental sociology. Annual Review of Sociology, 5, pp. 243-273.
Dunlap, R. & Michelson, W. (1992). Handbook of environmental sociology. Westport: Greenwood Press.
Dunlap, R., Liere, K.V., Mertig, A. & Jones, R.E. (2000). Measuring endorsement of the New Ecological Padadigm:
A revised NEP scale. Journal of Social Issues 56 (3), pp. 425-442.
Gross, M. & Heinrichs, H. (ed.) (2010). Environmental sociology: European perspectives and interdisciplinary challenges. London: Springer.
Harrison, J.L. (2011). \"Parsing participation: Action eesearch: Navigating the challenges of lay involvement in technically complex participatory science projects\", Society & Natural Resources 24 (7) , pp. 702-716.
Teaching method
Theoretical lectures (50%) and practical classes consisting of discussion of research papers and rela life cases proposed by the professor, and presentation and discussion of the students´ review essays (50%). A written essay and oral class presentaion based on autonomous literature research and review, on a topic aggred with the professor (60%). individual written test in class (40%).
Evaluation method
Theoretical lectures (50%) and practical classes consisting of discussion of research papers and rela life cases proposed by the professor, and presentation and discussion of the students´ review essays (50%). A written essay and oral class presentaion based on autonomous literature research and review, on a topic aggred with the professor (60%). individual written test in class (40%).