Ciência, cultura e a estagnação da agenda ambiental

Abstract

Disappointed with American indifference to the issue of climate change, sociologist Andrew Hoffman (2012) calls on social scientists in the USA to assume a more effective stance in regards to this topic. He notes an increasing discrepancy in his country between the mounting decisiveness of scientific consensus on the existence of climate change threats resulting from anthropogenic activities and the parallel weakening of social consensus regarding the reliability of scientific findings in this domain. Since discrediting science leads to the absence of effective actions, Hoffman considers that social scientists should contribute to more effective and better disseminated arguments on this crucial topic. He examines why, despite verifiable progress in the solidification of scientific arguments on the occurrence and sources of climate change, an increasing proportion of the American population is rejecting this evidence. On the basis of this analysis, he suggests a set of communication strategies that social scientists could use to bridge the gap between science and social perception, with the objective of helping to promote and design more effective measures to counter this menace.Without question, Hoffman's is an important essay, as he knows what he is talking about and is committed to promoting greater awareness of climate change and, consequently, of the need for urgent public measures to face this threat -before it's too late. His text also has the advantage of offering a useful summary of the key points of agreement and disagreement in relation to climate change issues. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of Hoffman's proposal may be limited due to the fact that he apparently overlooks three important aspects of the climate change question. Climate change is not aloneIn his essay, Hoffman tends to deal with climate change as if it were an isolated and unique transformation. This weakens his overall argument. As with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, produced by the planet's most prominent scientists, an exclusive focus on climate change facilitates questions and doubts -even among lay people * Independent Consultant, Brasília-DF, Brasil (georgermartine@yahoo.com).

Socioeconomic and demographic determinants of migration in brazilian municipalities: 2000-2010

“…e Midwest, with the development of large-scale agribusiness, has become an important nucleus of attraction for migrants throughout the last decades of the twentieth century (Martine and Camargo, 1984;Camarano and Abramovay, 1998) and the beginning of the 2000s 2000 (Guimarães and Leme, 2002;Brito, 2006;Juttel, 2007). So, can structural issues impact the Brazilian migratory dynamics?…”

“…e patterns of classication and the determinants of people's mobility in the country assume the most diverse motives over the years. Issues related to the economic development of some Brazilian regions and factors of climatic nature took on a substantial dimension in the analysis of the migratory dynamics in the second half of the twentieth century (Martine and Camargo, 1984;Camarano and Abramovay, 1998;Aydos, 2010). According to Myrdal (1956), the main determinants of demographic dynamics are related to their inequalities in internal economic geography.…”

“…It is possible to emphasize that from the 1940s to the 1980s, the Brazilian migratory dynamics was mainly based on issues related to climatic factors (Camarano and Abramovay, 1998) -exits from the Northeast -and related to the socioeconomic development of the country (Martine and Camargo, 1984). e construction of access roads and the labor market in industrial sectors that emerged in the regions of greater economic importance were crucial to the promotion of the internal population movement.…”

Percepção dos policiais do Pelotão Ambiental do Estado de Sergipe sobre Agenda Ambiental na Administração Pública

“…Diante desse contexto, alguns trabalhos foram realizados como, por exemplo, Cavalcanti (2013), Santos et al (2012), Martins et al (2009), Martine (2014), Oliveira e Pereira (2014), Rêgo et al (2011), Luiz et al (2013, Eduardo et al (2011), Jeronimo e Santiago Júnior (2012), dentre outros estudiosos.…”

Migração

“…Em muitos casos, a migração decorre da "expulsão" 4 na origem dos migrantes. Por muitos anos, as regiões com problemas relacionados à baixa capacidade produtiva ou afetadas por problemas de natureza climática foram potenciais fatores de deslocamento de mão de obra para outras regiões do país (MARTINE & CAMARGO, 1984;CAMARANO & ABRAMOVAY, 1998).…”