Distanciation: a key challenge for 21st Century conservation

Ochoa‐Ochoa, Leticia M.; Nogué, Sandra; Devillamagallón, Rafa; Ladle, Richard J.

doi:10.2991/ict4s-env-15.2015.24

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“…Ochoa-Ochoa [71] describe how a growing disconnection (distanciation) from the fate of the natural world stems from a cyclical process whereby "environmental crises -as represented by the mediacauses despair and denial, limiting participation in societal-level conservation interventions and decreasing the effectiveness of conservation actions". Ochoa-Ochoa propose a strategy to reverse distanciation, to moving beyond what might otherwise be seen as a futile struggle "conservation desperately needs to retain hope and, conversely, it is absolutely crucial to avoid despair".…”

Section: Living Positive Futures Over Bleak Predictionsmentioning

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Shifting the maturity needle of ICT for Sustainability

Mann¹,

Bates²,

Maher³

EPiC Series in Computing

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The ubiquity of ICT means the potential of ICT4S covers a broad range of sustainability topics and application domains. However, ICT4S research can be ill positioned with regard to the complexity of transforming society in such a way that people and environmental ecologies can coexist in a sustainable system. The danger is that ICT4S becomes partitioned into a small subset of sustainability and using a limited set of the levers at our disposal. Grounded in the Mann-Bates maturity scale for sustainability this paper performs an analysis of the ICT4S conference corpus to measure how mature the research is in our field with regard to sustainability. Based on this analysis we identify areas in which the ICT4S community can begin to shift the maturity of research in order to promote sustainable futures. By applying the Transformation Mindset our article demonstrates through a series of illustrative how ICT4S can apply this mindset to shift ICT4S research towards more sustainable trajectories. This is an essential first step in taking stock, highlighting shortcomings and identifying opportunities in ICT for sustainability.

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Section: Living Positive Futures Over Bleak Predictionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Shifting the maturity needle of ICT for Sustainability

Mann¹,

Bates²,

Maher³

EPiC Series in Computing

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“…They often invoke, as climate actions, solutions that distance them from individual action (e.g., reducing the pollution of private companies and tree planting) [29]. Climate distancing has been described as a "growing disconnection from the fate of the natural world" [30]. Distanciation is a process among young people that can be observed in other domains, such as responsibility or politicisation, often with a negative connotation.…”

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Youth, Communication & Climate: A Pluridisciplinary Analysis of Distancing Strategies in Response to Climate Change among Belgian Youth

Anciaux,

Cougnon,

Ducol

et al. 2023

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Our paper investigates Belgian young peoples’ discussions about climate change, specifically how they distance themselves from various dimensions related to climate issues. The study includes a pluridisciplinary analysis combining sociological, linguistic and semiotic approaches to process textual data collected in 2022 from six focus groups organised within local youth associations. This study focuses on 33 socially and economically diverse young people who joined a youth club. The paper explores the strategies employed by the respondents to distance themselves from climate change issues. It sheds light on various aspects related to climate distancing: How young people embody their vision of climate change through voice-switching, how societal norms and beliefs influence them, how they perceive the global impact of the changes, and how education plays a role in the issue of climate change. The study highlights the barriers, paradoxes and conflicts that hinder young people’s active involvement in addressing climate change. It goes on to propose a set of recommendations aimed at transforming these barriers into actionable steps that can drive positive change. By identifying and addressing the contributing factors to climate distancing, this research offers potential pathways for empowering young people to become more engaged in the fight against climate change.

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Distanciation: a key challenge for 21st Century conservation

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Cited by 2 publications

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Shifting the maturity needle of ICT for Sustainability

Shifting the maturity needle of ICT for Sustainability

Youth, Communication & Climate: A Pluridisciplinary Analysis of Distancing Strategies in Response to Climate Change among Belgian Youth

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