Social representations of climate change and climate adaptation plans in southern Brazil: Challenges of genuine participation

Bonatti, Michelle; Lana, Marcos; D'Agostini, Luiz Renato; Vasconcelos, Alessandra Carvalho de; Sieber, Stefan; Eufemia, Luca; Silva-Rosa, Teresa da; Schlindwein, Sandro Luis

doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2019.100496

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“…The climate of Passo Fundo is classified as being located in the fundamental temperate (C) and humid fundamental (f) climactic zone, with an average summer temperature above 22 °C (the average annual wind speed is 4.1 m/s (NE)), ranging from 660 to 700 m in height ( Bonatti et al, 2019 , Wanderley et al, 2019 ; Embrapa, 2021; Maroni et al, 2021 ). The native ecosystem in this area consists of the vegetation of the Atlantic Forest, with arboreal specimen of mixed rainforest, which currently only exists in fragmented areas outside of the urban perimeter ( Neckel and Silva, J.L.da., Saraiva, P.P., Kujawa, H.A., Araldi, J., Paladini, E.P., , 2020 , Maroni et al, 2021 ).…”

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Use of geospatial tools to predict the risk of contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in urban cemeteries

Toscan

Neckel

Maculan

et al. 2022

Geoscience Frontiers

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Use of geospatial tools to predict the risk of contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in urban cemeteries

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Neckel

Maculan

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Geoscience Frontiers

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“…The recent study by Ferrari et al (2019) proposes to set up training courses adapted to the general public, which would bring the representation of climate change in populations closer to that of experts, to trigger behavior that adapts to the phenomenon. However, according to Bonatti et al (2019), the absence of adaptive behavior can be explained by the fact that these populations do not associate their vulnerability to climate change because of the psychological barrier linked to a perception of risk, which hinders the implementation of adapted pro-environmental behaviors. Chen's (2019) work shows, however, that the concept of risk linked to climate change is emerging among populations, because of media coverage, and the fact that the influence of the media plays a large part in this SRCC.…”

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The social representations of climate change: comparison of two territories exposed to the coastal flooding risk

Doué

Navarro

et al. 2020

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Purpose Based on social representation theory, this study aims to evaluate and analyze the similarities and differences between social representations of climate change held by people living in two territories, which have in common that they are exposed to coastal risks but have different socio-cultural contexts: on the one hand, Cartagena (Colombia) and on the other, Guadeloupe (French overseas department, France). Design/methodology/approach A double approach, both quantitative and qualitative, of social representation theory was adopted. The data collection was undertaken in two phases. First, the content and organization of social representation of climate change (SRCC) was examined with a quantitative study of 946 participants for both countries, followed by a qualitative study of 63 participants for both countries also. Findings The study finds unicity in the SRCC for the quantitative study. In contrast, the qualitative study highlights differences at the level of the institutional anchoring of the climate change phenomenon in these two different socioeconomic and political contexts. Practical implications These results are relevant for a reflection in terms of public policies for the prevention and management of collective natural risks, as well as for the promotion of ecological behavior adapted to political and ideological contexts. Originality/value The use of a multi-methodological approach (quantitative and qualitative) in the same research is valuable to confirm the importance of an in-depth study of the social representations of climate change because of the complexity of the phenomenon.

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“…Muchas veces, es tan abrumadora la complejidad y la magnitud del problema que nos deja sintiéndonos impotentes, creyendo que no hay nada que podamos hacer, o que nuestras acciones no tendrán un impacto. Esa misma sensación es la que después puede llevarnos a buscar a otros culpables y a señalar a otros que deben tomar responsabilidad y resolver el problema (Bonatti et al, 2019;Whitmarsh y Capstick, 2018). Y no es que todos tengamos la misma responsabilidad (Poma, 2018), pero el que haya empresas, países o personas más responsables del problema, no nos exime de nuestra responsabilidad individual.…”

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Más allá de la negación: aceptar nuestro papel en el cambio climático

Takano-Rojas

2023

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Una de las dificultades para actuar frente al cambio climático es reconocerlo como un problema que nos afecta como individuos, a nuestras comunidades y a nuestro entorno. En este artículo se exploran algunas de las razones que se han identificado desde disciplinas como la sociología, la psicología y la comunicación pública de la ciencia, por las que resulta difícil percibir el cambio climático como un problema y responder a él. Se explica también la importancia de apropiarnos del problema y se ofrecen ejemplos de cómo la percepción del cambio climático puede limitar o favorecer nuestra respuesta al problema.

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Social representations of climate change and climate adaptation plans in southern Brazil: Challenges of genuine participation

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

Use of geospatial tools to predict the risk of contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in urban cemeteries

Use of geospatial tools to predict the risk of contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in urban cemeteries

The social representations of climate change: comparison of two territories exposed to the coastal flooding risk

Más allá de la negación: aceptar nuestro papel en el cambio climático

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