711 New directions in environmental sociology

Saturday, August 4, 2012: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
OB 303 (Faculty of Economics)

RC24 Environment and Society (host committee)

Language: English
Session Organizers:
David SONNENFELD, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, USA and Dayong HONG, Renmin University of China, China
(Re)conceptualizing environmentalism in the global south: Lessons from India (Oral Presentation)
Krista BYWATER, Muhlenberg College, USA

Understanding MillionTrees NYC as an urban environmental experiment (Oral Presentation)
Dana FISHER, University of Maryland, USA

What's behind social and environmental risks? (Oral Presentation)
Florence RUDOLF, Amup, EA 7309, France

Environmental policy making in a time of crisis (Oral Presentation)
David SONNENFELD, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, USA

Journey to the heat of the earth: Prelude to a sociology of geothermal energy systems (Oral Presentation)
Matthias GROSS, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany

Integrating ecological perspectives in environmental sociology: Progress and future directions (Oral Presentation)
Diana STUART, Michigan State University, USA