243 Environmental attitudes and behaviours

Thursday, August 2, 2012: 10:45 AM-12:15 PM
OB 303 (Faculty of Economics)

RC24 Environment and Society (host committee)

Language: English
Session Organizers:
Riley DUNLAP, riley.dunlap@okstate.edu, USA and Ritsuko OZAKI, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Chair:
Riley DUNLAP, riley.dunlap@okstate.edu, USA
Recycling as a predictor of a "cultural greening"? (Oral Presentation)
Julia FLAGG, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA; Diane BATES, The College of New Jersey, USA

Climate change concern versus scepticism: The Norwegian case (Oral Presentation)
Olve KRANGE, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway

Social representation of water and ecological paradigms in urban cultures of Argentina and Brazil (Oral Presentation)
Marta BIAGI, Escuela Superior Técnica Ejército Argentino- Universidad de Buenos Aires -, Argentina

Why the poor do not act against climate change: A class victimization narrative (Oral Presentation)
Jean-Paul BOZONNET, Institut d'Etudes Politiques, France

The knowledge of young students about ionizing radiation. A study-campaign and its assessment in the high schools of the Lazio region (Oral Presentation)
Alessandra DECATALDO, University of Milan Bicocca, Italy; Antonio FASANELLA, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Manlio MAGGI, National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Italy; Maria Paola FAGGIANO, Sapienza University of Rome , Italy

We couldn't live without it – Youth representations, beliefs and practices about energy consumption
Ana HORTA, Institute of Social Sciences University of Lisbon, Portugal; Luísa SCHMIDT, Institute of Social Sciences University of Lisbon , Portugal; Augusta CORREIA, Institute of Social Sciences University of Lisbon , Portugal; Susana FONSECA, Institute of Social Sciences University of Lisbon , Portugal; Margarida REBELO, National Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Portugal; Marluci MENEZES, National Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Portugal