A R Brown
Biographic Data
| ID | 15916 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A R Brown |
| GIVEN NAMES | A R |
| FAMILY NAME | Brown |
| SIGNATURE | BROWN A R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5704-0826 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1910 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Promises and pitfalls of geospatial online participatory tools
Water for Fire: Framing Water Governance Debates During the 2025 Los Angeles Fires
In January 2025, several wildfires broke out in Los Angeles County, California. Some fire hydrants failed early on, thus initiating debates about the state’s long-term water challenges. Disasters like this may facilitate important discussions about broader environmental issues, and these are shaped by media coverage. As such, it is important to examine patterns in the media landscape during and after disasters. In this study, we conducted a quali…
Variations in Hate Crime Cases by Bias Motivation Type: Findings From the National Hate Crime Investigation Study (NHCIS)
Accurate and detailed information on the nature of hate crimes in the United States has been hindered by limitations in the compiling of hate crime statistics. The National Hate Crime Investigation Study (NHCIS) collected data from a nationally representative sample of law enforcement agencies across the U.S. about the numbers of hate crimes investigated during 2018. Results show differences in a variety of case characteristics across four major …
Governing the nexus: Lessons from water governance in the United States
The Evolution of Public Engagement in United States Environmental Governance: A Justice-Centered Framework
Beyond native plants: Aligning greening programs with disadvantaged communities’ landscape needs for more equitable green infrastructure planning
Belief-neutral Versus Belief-linked Knowledge as Predictors of Climate-change Opinions
Previous research on climate-relevant knowledge distinguishes between two types: belief-linked (facts which can be guessed based on general climate beliefs) and belief-neutral (facts which require specific knowledge). To better understand these differences, we used data from nationwide US 2016 and 2021 surveys to develop composite indicators of the two types of knowledge. We analyzed demographic predictors of each type, as well as their effect on…
This Whole Town Used to Look Like This”: The Uses of Nostalgia in Establishing Claims to Place and Practice in Northern California’s Forests
Compatibility and conflict between environmentalist and occupational identities in Northern California’s forests
Environmental anomie and the disruption of physical norms during disaster
Large-scale disasters cause a wide variety of disruptions across impacted communities. Existing research has broadly addressed the ways in which both social norms and physical features constrain and dictate everyday life. During disasters, vast disruptions occur to both social and physical norms, which can have negative impacts on people's sensemaking processes. This study uses transcripts from 24 semi-structured interviews conducted with people …
Homesick for Something That’s Never Going to Be Again”: An Exploratory Study of the Sociological Implications of Solastalgia
Research on sense of place suggests that people’s understandings of themselves and others is closely tied to the feelings they have about the place where they reside. Solastalgia expands on this sociological concept by considering the impacts on the various benefits derived from place when a landscape is changed through acute or chronic environmental disruptions. As such, climate-related disasters affect both tangible and intangible goods. Using …
(Re)Constructing Community after Disaster: Survivors' Use of Facebook Groups 1 Year after the Camp Fire
Due to the widespread destruction of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California in November 2018, residents faced long-term displacement and disruption to community life. In response, digital spaces emerged as an important gathering space for survivors. While research has addressed the role of social media during disasters, less is known about the long-term uses of digital platforms in post-disaster recovery. This study presents a content analysis of …
Driving Down a Road and Not Knowing Where You're At: Navigating the Loss of Physical and Social Infrastructure After the Camp Fire
Climate-related disasters are becoming increasingly frequent and destructive. These events result in extensive material losses, but also more abstract disruptions, such as those to identity, well-being, and community. Using transcripts from 24 qualitative interviews with residents of Paradise, California after a wildfire destroyed their town; I consider the changes to residents' physical and social infrastructure. Physical places provide a struct…
Interaction effects on support for climate‐change mitigation
Background Research on the social bases of environmental concern has established robust findings across various sociodemographic characteristics. This includes interaction effects between education and political identity, as well as particularly low concern among supporters of President Trump. Objectives Using 2016 survey data, we extend such research to examine U.S. public support for four climate‐change mitigation strategies: investment in rene…
Untoward effects of drug education
Untoward effects of drug education. R M Levy, and A R BrownCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.63.12.1071 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Australian Rafts
Beliefs Concerning Childbirth in Some Australian Tribes
Marriage and Descent in North and Central Australia
Puluga: A Reply to Father Schmidt
Marriage and Descent in North Australia
Beliefs Concerning Childbirth in Some Australian Tribes
Puluga: A Reply to Father Schmidt
The Evolution of Public Engagement in United States Environmental Governance: A Justice-Centered Framework
Homesick for Something That’s Never Going to Be Again”: An Exploratory Study of the Sociological Implications of Solastalgia
Research on sense of place suggests that people’s understandings of themselves and others is closely tied to the feelings they have about the place where they reside. Solastalgia expands on this sociological concept by considering the impacts on the various benefits derived from place when a landscape is changed through acute or chronic environmental disruptions. As such, climate-related disasters affect both tangible and intangible goods. Using …
Driving Down a Road and Not Knowing Where You're At: Navigating the Loss of Physical and Social Infrastructure After the Camp Fire
Climate-related disasters are becoming increasingly frequent and destructive. These events result in extensive material losses, but also more abstract disruptions, such as those to identity, well-being, and community. Using transcripts from 24 qualitative interviews with residents of Paradise, California after a wildfire destroyed their town; I consider the changes to residents' physical and social infrastructure. Physical places provide a struct…
Interaction effects on support for climate‐change mitigation
Background Research on the social bases of environmental concern has established robust findings across various sociodemographic characteristics. This includes interaction effects between education and political identity, as well as particularly low concern among supporters of President Trump. Objectives Using 2016 survey data, we extend such research to examine U.S. public support for four climate‐change mitigation strategies: investment in rene…
Puluga: A Reply to Father Schmidt
Marriage and Descent in North Australia
Beliefs Concerning Childbirth in Some Australian Tribes
Marriage and Descent in North and Central Australia
Australian Rafts
Untoward effects of drug education
Untoward effects of drug education. R M Levy, and A R BrownCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.63.12.1071 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Interaction effects on support for climate‐change mitigation
Background Research on the social bases of environmental concern has established robust findings across various sociodemographic characteristics. This includes interaction effects between education and political identity, as well as particularly low concern among supporters of President Trump. Objectives Using 2016 survey data, we extend such research to examine U.S. public support for four climate‐change mitigation strategies: investment in rene…
(Re)Constructing Community after Disaster: Survivors' Use of Facebook Groups 1 Year after the Camp Fire
Due to the widespread destruction of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California in November 2018, residents faced long-term displacement and disruption to community life. In response, digital spaces emerged as an important gathering space for survivors. While research has addressed the role of social media during disasters, less is known about the long-term uses of digital platforms in post-disaster recovery. This study presents a content analysis of …
Driving Down a Road and Not Knowing Where You're At: Navigating the Loss of Physical and Social Infrastructure After the Camp Fire
Climate-related disasters are becoming increasingly frequent and destructive. These events result in extensive material losses, but also more abstract disruptions, such as those to identity, well-being, and community. Using transcripts from 24 qualitative interviews with residents of Paradise, California after a wildfire destroyed their town; I consider the changes to residents' physical and social infrastructure. Physical places provide a struct…
Homesick for Something That’s Never Going to Be Again”: An Exploratory Study of the Sociological Implications of Solastalgia
Research on sense of place suggests that people’s understandings of themselves and others is closely tied to the feelings they have about the place where they reside. Solastalgia expands on this sociological concept by considering the impacts on the various benefits derived from place when a landscape is changed through acute or chronic environmental disruptions. As such, climate-related disasters affect both tangible and intangible goods. Using …
Belief-neutral Versus Belief-linked Knowledge as Predictors of Climate-change Opinions
Previous research on climate-relevant knowledge distinguishes between two types: belief-linked (facts which can be guessed based on general climate beliefs) and belief-neutral (facts which require specific knowledge). To better understand these differences, we used data from nationwide US 2016 and 2021 surveys to develop composite indicators of the two types of knowledge. We analyzed demographic predictors of each type, as well as their effect on…
This Whole Town Used to Look Like This”: The Uses of Nostalgia in Establishing Claims to Place and Practice in Northern California’s Forests
Compatibility and conflict between environmentalist and occupational identities in Northern California’s forests
Environmental anomie and the disruption of physical norms during disaster
Large-scale disasters cause a wide variety of disruptions across impacted communities. Existing research has broadly addressed the ways in which both social norms and physical features constrain and dictate everyday life. During disasters, vast disruptions occur to both social and physical norms, which can have negative impacts on people's sensemaking processes. This study uses transcripts from 24 semi-structured interviews conducted with people …
Variations in Hate Crime Cases by Bias Motivation Type: Findings From the National Hate Crime Investigation Study (NHCIS)
Accurate and detailed information on the nature of hate crimes in the United States has been hindered by limitations in the compiling of hate crime statistics. The National Hate Crime Investigation Study (NHCIS) collected data from a nationally representative sample of law enforcement agencies across the U.S. about the numbers of hate crimes investigated during 2018. Results show differences in a variety of case characteristics across four major …
Governing the nexus: Lessons from water governance in the United States
The Evolution of Public Engagement in United States Environmental Governance: A Justice-Centered Framework
Beyond native plants: Aligning greening programs with disadvantaged communities’ landscape needs for more equitable green infrastructure planning
Promises and pitfalls of geospatial online participatory tools
Water for Fire: Framing Water Governance Debates During the 2025 Los Angeles Fires
In January 2025, several wildfires broke out in Los Angeles County, California. Some fire hydrants failed early on, thus initiating debates about the state’s long-term water challenges. Disasters like this may facilitate important discussions about broader environmental issues, and these are shaped by media coverage. As such, it is important to examine patterns in the media landscape during and after disasters. In this study, we conducted a quali…
Sociology (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · History (6 works) · History (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Climate change (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Environmental ethics (4 works)