The book Climate Change and Society： Sociological Perspectives, organized by Riley Dunlap and Robert Brulle, was published in 2015 by Oxford University Press. The publication is the result of the Task Force on Sociol...The book Climate Change and Society： Sociological Perspectives, organized by Riley Dunlap and Robert Brulle, was published in 2015 by Oxford University Press. The publication is the result of the Task Force on Sociology and Global Climate Change of the American Sociological Association （ASA）, established by ASA＇s board in 2010. The group＇s main task is to produce recommendations for public policy based on the sociological analysis of the climate issue. Hence, the book was written in a specific institutional context and at the same time, in a challenging global context where climate change has become a major threat to the future of humanity.展开更多
This article analyzed climate change risks from the perspective of con- temporary environmental risks and how they have been internalized by policy. In order to do so, the main characteristics of this type of risk wer...This article analyzed climate change risks from the perspective of con- temporary environmental risks and how they have been internalized by policy. In order to do so, the main characteristics of this type of risk were analyzed based on the contributions from social theory authors on contemporary environmental risks. Next, the implications of these characteristics for the production of policy responses to climate change risks were discussed. The two main types of policy responses to climate change in the literature were presented： mitigation and adaptation. Finally, their interaction, differences and possibilities for synergy were analyzed. Under- standing climate change as a contemporary environmental risk, the way it was presented in this article, implies a radical change in the development bases of society, since greenhouse gases emissions from human activities contribute to the aggravation of global warming. Climate change challenges the traditional ways of governing in many ways, since climate change policy should involve the ques- tioning of the current processes of development. Profound changes in ways of thinking and established political action are needed.展开更多
文摘The book Climate Change and Society： Sociological Perspectives, organized by Riley Dunlap and Robert Brulle, was published in 2015 by Oxford University Press. The publication is the result of the Task Force on Sociology and Global Climate Change of the American Sociological Association （ASA）, established by ASA＇s board in 2010. The group＇s main task is to produce recommendations for public policy based on the sociological analysis of the climate issue. Hence, the book was written in a specific institutional context and at the same time, in a challenging global context where climate change has become a major threat to the future of humanity.
文摘This article analyzed climate change risks from the perspective of con- temporary environmental risks and how they have been internalized by policy. In order to do so, the main characteristics of this type of risk were analyzed based on the contributions from social theory authors on contemporary environmental risks. Next, the implications of these characteristics for the production of policy responses to climate change risks were discussed. The two main types of policy responses to climate change in the literature were presented： mitigation and adaptation. Finally, their interaction, differences and possibilities for synergy were analyzed. Under- standing climate change as a contemporary environmental risk, the way it was presented in this article, implies a radical change in the development bases of society, since greenhouse gases emissions from human activities contribute to the aggravation of global warming. Climate change challenges the traditional ways of governing in many ways, since climate change policy should involve the ques- tioning of the current processes of development. Profound changes in ways of thinking and established political action are needed.
