Environmental conflicts in Hungary—the case of the used battery reprocessing plants

2010 ◽  
pp. 277-284
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conflicts

Land Uses and Environmental Conflicts in the Arcachon Bay Coastal Area: An Analysis in Terms of Heritage

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 746-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarisse Cazals ◽  
Jeanne Dachary-Bernard ◽  
Marie Lemarié
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Area ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Environmental Conflicts ◽  
Arcachon Bay

scholarly journals Faces of Marginal Housing in Romania

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3983
Author(s):  
Gheorghe-Gavrilă Hognogi ◽  
Ana-Maria Pop ◽  
Alexandra-Camelia Marian-Potra
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Social Discrimination ◽  
Environmental Conflicts ◽  
Baia Mare ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
Housing Facilities

Marginal settlements may be defined as inhabited areas characterized by a series of negative features, typicallyethnic segregation, social discrimination, poor living conditions and conflicts, with impact on their dwellers and neighboring communities. In Romania, informal settlements were legislated in 2019; it subsequently became mandatory for the local authorities to spatially delimit them and formulate measures to improve living conditions. However, there are still numerous issues to be solved, from the lack of basic services (health, education) to the persistent poor living conditions or serious environmental problems. The Roma communities selected for our study are no exception. They are located on the outskirts of some cities or in their historical centers (Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Timișoara, Baia Mare). Through content analysis, based on print and electronic media from the last 10 years (n = 150 news items), different aspects of marginal housing were illustrated. The results of the study revealed some particular aspects, namely: some of the Roma communities are relocated whilst some others are subject to environmental conflicts; funding addressing the quality of life of Roma ethnics seems to deepen the phenomenon of segregation among communities, most of the measures being limited to the creation of housing facilities.

Climate Change, Public Insecurity and Law: Conflicts Over Water Resources in the Brazilian Context

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Fernanda Dalla Libera Damacena
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Public Security ◽  
Social Stability ◽  
Environmental Conflicts ◽  
State Initiative ◽  
Systemic Risks ◽  
Culture Of Peace ◽  
Triggering Factor

The article examines to what extent the adverse effects of climate change can be considered triggering factors of public insecurity. Against this background, it explores the growing environmental conflicts involving water resources in Brazil, including the Amazon region. In addition to the introduction and conclusion, the paper is structured around three topics. The first one outlines how the concept of public security has evolved to the present state, in which climate change is taken into account. Next, climate change is discussed as a factor that magnifies vulnerabilities, an argument supported by a discussion of historical events. The third topic highlights the main threats, vulnerabilities and conflicts involving water resources in Brazil, taking a scientific view of systemic risks and precaution. Finally, we propose rethinking the concept of public security in Brazil from a perspective of parameters involving regulations, principles and state initiative. The article suggests that the immediate and future effects of climate change do have a profound impact on social systems and on the environment, and may be a triggering factor of public insecurity. If institutions and governments do not address existing effects, and invest in adaptations to meet future scientific forecasts on climate change, social stability and the development of a culture of peace will be less likely in Brazil. A fundamental step in this process is the reformulation of the conventional concept of public security in the Brazilian legislation, in order to expressly incorporate the variable of climate security among its stated objectives. In addition, we point out a set of actions and principles with the potentital to promote not only adaptation and resilience, but also contribute to building peace. In terms of methodology, the study is descriptive, exploratory, legislative, bibliographical and documentary.

scholarly journals Dialogues between social and natural sciences: contribution to the debate on socio-environmental conflicts

2015 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 2335-2348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Milanez
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Environmental Conflicts ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mining Projects ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Strong Candidate ◽  
Social Environmental

ABSTRACT In this article, I argue that attempting to solve real problems is a possible approach to bring social and natural sciences together, and suggest that - as Environmental Impact Assessment necessarily brings together social and environmental issues - this debate is a strong candidate for such a task. The argument is based on a general discussion about the possibilities and limitations of Environmental Impact Assessments, the social-environmental impacts of mining activities and three case studies. The analysis of the cases indicates possibilities and limitations of the dialogue between scientists from various areas - and of the collaboration with social movements and affected communities - in avoiding negative impacts of mining projects and, eventually, increasing their sustainability.

Poner el cuerpo para cuidar el territorio. Mujeres mapuche frente al extractivismo y la conservación, en Neuquén, Argentina

2021 ◽  
pp. 80-84
Author(s):  
Florencia Trentini ◽  
Alejandra Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Political Organization ◽  
The Political ◽  
Environmental Conflicts ◽  
Leading Role

We reflect on the political organization processes of Mapuche women in territories demarcated as “protected areas” and “sacrifice areas” in Neuquén, Argentina. Beyond the differences, both conservation and protection as well as sacrifice and risk, question the rights of Mapuche communities over the territories, rising socio-environmental conflicts in which women and their practices, knowledge and bodies take a leading role. From an ethnographic and ecofeminist perspective, we investigate the practices and meanings of care, proposing a reflection on what we define as “the political”, seeking to study how care, “poner el cuerpo” and the reproduction of life become forms of politics that allow dispute rights over territories that are redefined based on their protection or sacrifice.

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