Àlex Boso
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 83047 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Àlex Boso |
| NOMBRES | Àlex |
| APELLIDO | Boso |
| FIRMA | BOSO À |
| AFILIACIONES | Universidad de La Frontera |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0313-8238 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 36 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 67 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 36 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2006 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Rodents Under the Lens
This study examines how aesthetic framing and informational content shape public attitudes toward rodents in Chile – a taxonomic underdog often portrayed as a nuisance rather than an ecologically relevant species. Rodent perceptions are fraught with symbolic stigma, hindering their inclusion in conservation agendas. An experimental survey with 463 participants tested responses to different stimuli: an unpleasant image, a pleasant image, an inform…
Revealing relational impacts of thermal retrofit for energy justice in low-income urban housing
We investigate how thermal retrofitting influences household well-being and energy justice among low-income residents in southern Chile using a mixed-methods, convergent design. The quantitative strand compares 103 retrofitted with 103 non-retrofitted households; the qualitative one includes 18 interviews balanced by retrofit status. Retrofitted homes reported markedly fewer adverse outcomes: feelings of cold were reported by about one in seven r…
Thermal Security and the Lived Experience of Urban Heat Waves
This article explores the concept of thermal security as an analytical lens for understanding how individuals experience, interpret, and respond to urban heat waves. Drawing on Anthony Giddens' notion of ontological security, thermal security refers to the continuity and reliability of safe and comfortable thermal conditions that allow people to sustain everyday routines and a sense of existential stability. Through a systematic review of 26 qual…
The Paradox of Cleaning the Air
We examined how social dynamics shape perceptions of urban air quality. Although air quality has improved in several European cities, public perceptions often lag, with many perceiving it as worsening. Drawing on theories of environmental risk perception and a georeferenced survey of residents in Barcelona and Madrid, we used regression models to assess how factors such as population density, income inequality, and sociodemographic characteristic…
Trust and pollution management in Lake Villarrica, Chile
This paper examines trust in pollution management in Lake Villarrica, located in La Araucanía, Chile. Twenty-four semi-structured interviews were conducted with actors from three sectors: local and regional government, civil society, and private companies. Findings show that trust and mistrust relate to poor lake management by public institutions and the responsibility of polluting industries in this region. There is little concern for those affe…
Wildfires and social capital
Wildfires pose an escalating environmental and social challenge, particularly in regions vulnerable to climate change and resource constraints. This study examines the influence of social capital in mitigating the impacts of wildfires in Chile, a middle-income country with significant socio-environmental vulnerabilities. Using survey data collected from 10,386 households affected by the 2023 and 2024 wildfire seasons, we analyze household-level i…
Barcelona residents’ concerns of heatwaves, air pollution, and noise
Environmental stressors pose significant threats to human well-being, especially in urban areas. While extensive research—particularly in the United States—has documented higher exposures in socially vulnerable neighborhoods, studies that examine and compare residents’ perceptions of multiple environmental risks, while also accounting for actual exposure levels and neighborhood characteristics, remain relatively more limited. Our study addresses …
Breathing dirty air, struggling in school
Air pollution has been linked to various health problems in children, including respiratory and neurological issues. Existing research has also found that exposure to air pollution can affect children's cognitive ability and academic performance, with some studies showing a decrease in test scores and grade point averages associated with increased exposure to hazardous air pollution. This study examined the association between air pollution and c…
Exploring role-playing as a tool for involving citizens in air pollution mitigation urban policies
The design of air pollution control policies is a complex decision-making process. Public participation can enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness of environmental urban regulations but does not always occur naturally. This article presents the experience of the use of role-playing in six mid-sized cities in southern Chile to evaluate how residents affected by high concentrations of fine particulate matter perceive the problem and debate possib…
Regulación de riesgos socioambientales en el Sur de Chile
Se analizan dos regímenes socioambientales en La Araucanía (Chile), utilizando el enfoque de regulación de riesgos. Aplicando una metodología cualitativa, se caracteriza la configuración regulatoria de la tenencia de mascotas y la contaminación urbana por uso de leña en un espacio regional. La evidencia muestra diferencias regulatorias significativas entre los regímenes, con mayor desarrollo y eficiencia regulatoria en el segundo que en el primer…
Automated Futures, Altered Priorities
Nearly half the tasks currently performed by humans could be automated, which means that large segments of society are expected to seek new jobs within the next few years. Automation and digitalization can be critical in reducing greenhouse gasses and combating climate change. However, they may also reduce individual support for environmental policies. The economic changes brought about by these innovations could reduce environmental concerns amo…
When automation hits home
Technological change is causing major transformations in the nature of work and the labor market. As a result, there is a growing interest in studying the relationship between automation of jobs and attitudes toward universal basic income as a potential solution to address the socioeconomic challenges posed by technological advancements. Hence, the exploration of a universal basic income and other innovative ways to restructure the welfare state …
Gobernanza comunitaria de sistemas de agua potable rural en un contexto altamente privatizado
El artículo examina la gobernanza comunitaria de sistemas de agua potable rural en La Araucanía, en el sur de Chile. Mediante diversas técnicas de investigación social entre las que se incluyen entrevistas semiestructuradas, observación participante y el análisis de redes sociales, se obtuvieron resultados que señalan el capital social y la patrimonialización del recurso como principales mecanismos generadores de cooperación comunitaria que facil…
Air pollution, well-being, and quality of life in Latin America
El objetivo de este artículo fue describir los efectos de la contaminación atmosférica sobre el bienestar y la calidad de vida en los países latinoamericanos, siguiendo los métodos sistemáticos de las guías PRIMA-P. A tal fin, se realizó una búsqueda sistemática de estudios empíricos publicados en las bases de datos de WoS, Scopus, Scielo y PubMed. Así, se identificaron 17 estudios relevantes publicados entre 1986 y 2021: 16 con diseños cuantitat…
Understanding Public Acceptance of Automobile Restriction Policies
In recent decades, several Latin American cities have implemented policy instruments to reduce urban air pollution and traffic congestion such as license plate-based restrictions on car use. Our research analyzes the factors influencing the public acceptance of these urban policies in four cities: Bogotá, Mexico City, Santiago de Chile, and Quito. We use semi-structured interviews and digital diaries to examine participants' beliefs and emotions …
Unveiling Spatial Patterns of Exposure and Risk Perception to Air Pollution
Wood smoke pollution has emerged as a major public health issue in southern Chile. This paper endeavors to find evidence of environmental inequity by looking into the spatial associations between sociodemographic characteristics, exposures, and risk perception to air pollution. We integrate primary georeferenced survey data with estimates of excess outdoor exposure to wood smoke in Coyhaique, one of the most polluted cities in Latin America. Our …
Breathing Clean Air or Cheaply Heating Your Home
Cities in southern Chile face serious environmental pollution due to extensive use of firewood for heating and cooking. Lack of access to cleaner energy fuel, low-efficiency building materials, and a cold climate exacerbate the problem, which increases the deforestation of the native forests of Patagonia. While environmental justice research has established clear links between air pollution hazards and vulnerable populations, little is known abou…
Construcción social y narrativas socioambientales del riesgo. Lineamientos para su observación en instituciones políticas
El artículo tiene como objetivo relevar la importancia de configurar lo que las instituciones políticas chilenas, así como latinoamericanas, construyen como riesgos socioambientales. A través de una revisión de las semánticas y narrativas del riesgo, relevamos que los constructos que estas instituciones formulan a través de sus relatos y acciones en diferentes contextos poseen un papel clave. Este rol es relevante, pues las instituciones configur…
Who buys certified firewood? Individual determinants of clean fuel adoption for promoting the sustainable energy transition in southern Chile
Another one breathes the dust. The relation between severe air pollution episodes and school attendance in southern Chile
The intermediate-sized cities of southern Chile experience days of high pollution levels every winter due to the use of wood-burning stoves. Several studies have analysed the factors that hinder energy transition and the social acceptance of measures to improve air quality, the consequences of which are disturbing. However, they have mainly focused on health issues without considering the social impacts of air pollution. This study aims to assess…
Do Large-Scale Forestry Companies Generate Prosperity in Indigenous Communities? The Socioeconomic Impacts of Tree Plantations in Southern Chile
Uso de beca estatal de alimentación para estudiantes universitarios según factores sociológicos
(analytical)Knowing the influence of sociodemographic factors in the use of the Junaeb Baes food benefit granted by the Chilean Government to low-income university students is necessary to increase the social benefit of this state program. The variables gender, mode of residence, major and year, ethnicity and socioeconomic position were considered. A survey was applied to 114 Chilean university students. The results show that socioeconomic positi…
Narratives of resistance to technological change
Do Large-Scale Forestry Companies Generate Prosperity in Indigenous Communities? The Socio-Economic Impacts of Tree Plantations in Southern Chile
The Home Halo Effect
Towards a cross-paradigmatic framework of the social acceptance of energy systems
Usos, resistencias y aceptación de tecnologías energéticas emergentes en el hogar. El caso de la política de recambio de estufas en Temuco, Chile
En el marco de un creciente interés de la sociología del medioambiente y la energía por estudiar los procesos de transición hacia sistemas energéticos proambientales, este artículo presenta los principales hallazgos empíricos de un estudio de caso que aborda cualitativamente una política de recambio de estufas en la ciudad de Temuco, Chile. El artículo utiliza dos enfoques teóricos complementarios, la Multilevel Perspective (MLP) y la teoría de l…
Breathing Clean Air or Cheaply Heating Your Home
Cities in southern Chile face serious environmental pollution due to extensive use of firewood for heating and cooking. Lack of access to cleaner energy fuel, low-efficiency building materials, and a cold climate exacerbate the problem, which increases the deforestation of the native forests of Patagonia. While environmental justice research has established clear links between air pollution hazards and vulnerable populations, little is known abou…
Migrant Women and Labour Integration in Catalonia
This article uses data from 35 semi-structured interviews of migrant women from three different ethnic backgrounds living in Catalonia to explore the use of ICTs in their economic integration. The results show that the three groups of migrant women studied perceive ICTs as important instruments of economic integration, though they tend to use them rather marginally for this purpose. The mediating role of network capital is not forthcoming, bridgi…
Narratives of resistance to technological change
Should irregular migrants have the right to healthcare? Lessons learnt from the Spanish case
This article critically evaluates the Royal Decree-Law 16/2012, which regulates migrants’ access to public healthcare services in Spain. In particular, it examines the political rationale behind the restriction of migrants’ access to primary and specialised healthcare services. We depart from the right to health as it is defined in the Spanish and international legislations to deconstruct three arguments used by the Popular Party government – the…
When automation hits home
Technological change is causing major transformations in the nature of work and the labor market. As a result, there is a growing interest in studying the relationship between automation of jobs and attitudes toward universal basic income as a potential solution to address the socioeconomic challenges posed by technological advancements. Hence, the exploration of a universal basic income and other innovative ways to restructure the welfare state …
Unveiling Spatial Patterns of Exposure and Risk Perception to Air Pollution
Wood smoke pollution has emerged as a major public health issue in southern Chile. This paper endeavors to find evidence of environmental inequity by looking into the spatial associations between sociodemographic characteristics, exposures, and risk perception to air pollution. We integrate primary georeferenced survey data with estimates of excess outdoor exposure to wood smoke in Coyhaique, one of the most polluted cities in Latin America. Our …
Sociologías de la energía. Hacia una agenda de investigación
El presente artículo presenta una visión panorámica de los estudios sociales de la energía a la vez que introduce los artículos del monográfico. Se comienza presentando las razones que explican la progresiva visibilidad de las temáticas energéticas en la sociología, aludiendo al desafío que impone el cambio climático y la creciente atención de las ciencias sociales hacia la dimensión material de la vida social. Se propone entender la energía como…
La relevancia de la confianza en conflictos socioambientales por energía en Chile
La dinmica social moderna ha generado riesgos y peligros, situacin que se visibiliza en confl ictos socioambientales que emergen en distintos contextos socioespaciales, representando las tensiones existent es entre intereses contrapuestos. Una de las dimensiones sociales relevada por la literatura para gobernar los riesgos que genera la confl ictividad socioambiental es la confi anza, variable que modelos y diseos de intervencin han tomado poco e…
La afiliación sindical de la población inmigrante El caso de CCOO de Cataluña
The mobilization of immigrant working population and its links to trade unions in destination countries remains a central issue for the sociology of work. The aim of this study is to describe the relationship between immigrants and trade unions departing from the case of the Workers' Commission (CCOO) in Catalonia. On the one hand, the study relies upon quantitative data to describe the evolution of immigrant workers membership in CCOO, by presen…
La renta básica de ciudadanía y su posible efecto llamada
A pesar de la gran cantidad de estudios desarrollados en las últimas dos décadas sobre la propuesta de la renta básica, su relación con el proceso de migración internacional no ha sido abordado de forma clara y exhaustiva. En este artículo, se explora la viabilidad de la aplicación de una propuesta de renta básica de ciudadanía que incluya como población beneficiada a las personas inmigradas con más de un año de residencia. El principal objetivo …
King, Gary; Keohane, Robert; Verba, Sidney (1994). Designing Social Inquiry
Obra resseyada: Gary KING; Robert KEOHANE; Sidney VERBA, Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994.
La renta básica de ciudadanía y su posible efecto llamada
A pesar de la gran cantidad de estudios desarrollados en las últimas dos décadas sobre la propuesta de la renta básica, su relación con el proceso de migración internacional no ha sido abordado de forma clara y exhaustiva. En este artículo, se explora la viabilidad de la aplicación de una propuesta de renta básica de ciudadanía que incluya como población beneficiada a las personas inmigradas con más de un año de residencia. El principal objetivo …
La afiliación sindical de la población inmigrante El caso de CCOO de Cataluña
The mobilization of immigrant working population and its links to trade unions in destination countries remains a central issue for the sociology of work. The aim of this study is to describe the relationship between immigrants and trade unions departing from the case of the Workers' Commission (CCOO) in Catalonia. On the one hand, the study relies upon quantitative data to describe the evolution of immigrant workers membership in CCOO, by presen…
Towards a cross-paradigmatic framework of the social acceptance of energy systems
Diseño de políticas de sostenibilidad y prácticas ciudadanas. El caso del comercio y las agendas 21 locales
En el present article s’analitza, en primer lloc, la distància entre el que la gent diu i el que la gent fa en relació amb la sostenibilitat en la seva vida quotidiana; en segon lloc, s’intenta connectar aquest coneixement amb el disseny i l’elaboració de polítiques de sostenibilitat. Per a això, s’ha escollit el cas d’una mostra de comerciants de la ciutat de Barcelona i la seva relació amb les polítiques que intenten promoure la sostenibilitat …
Migrant Women and Labour Integration in Catalonia
This article uses data from 35 semi-structured interviews of migrant women from three different ethnic backgrounds living in Catalonia to explore the use of ICTs in their economic integration. The results show that the three groups of migrant women studied perceive ICTs as important instruments of economic integration, though they tend to use them rather marginally for this purpose. The mediating role of network capital is not forthcoming, bridgi…
Should irregular migrants have the right to healthcare? Lessons learnt from the Spanish case
This article critically evaluates the Royal Decree-Law 16/2012, which regulates migrants’ access to public healthcare services in Spain. In particular, it examines the political rationale behind the restriction of migrants’ access to primary and specialised healthcare services. We depart from the right to health as it is defined in the Spanish and international legislations to deconstruct three arguments used by the Popular Party government – the…
La relevancia de la confianza en conflictos socioambientales por energía en Chile
La dinmica social moderna ha generado riesgos y peligros, situacin que se visibiliza en confl ictos socioambientales que emergen en distintos contextos socioespaciales, representando las tensiones existent es entre intereses contrapuestos. Una de las dimensiones sociales relevada por la literatura para gobernar los riesgos que genera la confl ictividad socioambiental es la confi anza, variable que modelos y diseos de intervencin han tomado poco e…
Sociologías de la energía. Hacia una agenda de investigación
El presente artículo presenta una visión panorámica de los estudios sociales de la energía a la vez que introduce los artículos del monográfico. Se comienza presentando las razones que explican la progresiva visibilidad de las temáticas energéticas en la sociología, aludiendo al desafío que impone el cambio climático y la creciente atención de las ciencias sociales hacia la dimensión material de la vida social. Se propone entender la energía como…
Usos, resistencias y aceptación de tecnologías energéticas emergentes en el hogar. El caso de la política de recambio de estufas en Temuco, Chile
En el marco de un creciente interés de la sociología del medioambiente y la energía por estudiar los procesos de transición hacia sistemas energéticos proambientales, este artículo presenta los principales hallazgos empíricos de un estudio de caso que aborda cualitativamente una política de recambio de estufas en la ciudad de Temuco, Chile. El artículo utiliza dos enfoques teóricos complementarios, la Multilevel Perspective (MLP) y la teoría de l…
The Home Halo Effect
Examining Patterns of Air Quality Perception
Various medium-sized cities in southern Chile are saturated by air pollution caused by woodsmoke. In this study, we developed a segmentation model to assess the public's perceptions, understanding of health risks and emotional responses to poor air quality. To date, this is the first segmentation model dealing with public perception in cities contaminated by woodsmoke. A survey ( N = 489) was conducted in Temuco and Padre las Casas, Chile, which …
Narratives of resistance to technological change
Do Large-Scale Forestry Companies Generate Prosperity in Indigenous Communities? The Socio-Economic Impacts of Tree Plantations in Southern Chile
Who buys certified firewood? Individual determinants of clean fuel adoption for promoting the sustainable energy transition in southern Chile
Another one breathes the dust. The relation between severe air pollution episodes and school attendance in southern Chile
The intermediate-sized cities of southern Chile experience days of high pollution levels every winter due to the use of wood-burning stoves. Several studies have analysed the factors that hinder energy transition and the social acceptance of measures to improve air quality, the consequences of which are disturbing. However, they have mainly focused on health issues without considering the social impacts of air pollution. This study aims to assess…
Do Large-Scale Forestry Companies Generate Prosperity in Indigenous Communities? The Socioeconomic Impacts of Tree Plantations in Southern Chile
Uso de beca estatal de alimentación para estudiantes universitarios según factores sociológicos
(analytical)Knowing the influence of sociodemographic factors in the use of the Junaeb Baes food benefit granted by the Chilean Government to low-income university students is necessary to increase the social benefit of this state program. The variables gender, mode of residence, major and year, ethnicity and socioeconomic position were considered. A survey was applied to 114 Chilean university students. The results show that socioeconomic positi…
Unveiling Spatial Patterns of Exposure and Risk Perception to Air Pollution
Wood smoke pollution has emerged as a major public health issue in southern Chile. This paper endeavors to find evidence of environmental inequity by looking into the spatial associations between sociodemographic characteristics, exposures, and risk perception to air pollution. We integrate primary georeferenced survey data with estimates of excess outdoor exposure to wood smoke in Coyhaique, one of the most polluted cities in Latin America. Our …
Breathing Clean Air or Cheaply Heating Your Home
Cities in southern Chile face serious environmental pollution due to extensive use of firewood for heating and cooking. Lack of access to cleaner energy fuel, low-efficiency building materials, and a cold climate exacerbate the problem, which increases the deforestation of the native forests of Patagonia. While environmental justice research has established clear links between air pollution hazards and vulnerable populations, little is known abou…
Construcción social y narrativas socioambientales del riesgo. Lineamientos para su observación en instituciones políticas
El artículo tiene como objetivo relevar la importancia de configurar lo que las instituciones políticas chilenas, así como latinoamericanas, construyen como riesgos socioambientales. A través de una revisión de las semánticas y narrativas del riesgo, relevamos que los constructos que estas instituciones formulan a través de sus relatos y acciones en diferentes contextos poseen un papel clave. Este rol es relevante, pues las instituciones configur…
Gobernanza comunitaria de sistemas de agua potable rural en un contexto altamente privatizado
El artículo examina la gobernanza comunitaria de sistemas de agua potable rural en La Araucanía, en el sur de Chile. Mediante diversas técnicas de investigación social entre las que se incluyen entrevistas semiestructuradas, observación participante y el análisis de redes sociales, se obtuvieron resultados que señalan el capital social y la patrimonialización del recurso como principales mecanismos generadores de cooperación comunitaria que facil…
Air pollution, well-being, and quality of life in Latin America
El objetivo de este artículo fue describir los efectos de la contaminación atmosférica sobre el bienestar y la calidad de vida en los países latinoamericanos, siguiendo los métodos sistemáticos de las guías PRIMA-P. A tal fin, se realizó una búsqueda sistemática de estudios empíricos publicados en las bases de datos de WoS, Scopus, Scielo y PubMed. Así, se identificaron 17 estudios relevantes publicados entre 1986 y 2021: 16 con diseños cuantitat…
Understanding Public Acceptance of Automobile Restriction Policies
In recent decades, several Latin American cities have implemented policy instruments to reduce urban air pollution and traffic congestion such as license plate-based restrictions on car use. Our research analyzes the factors influencing the public acceptance of these urban policies in four cities: Bogotá, Mexico City, Santiago de Chile, and Quito. We use semi-structured interviews and digital diaries to examine participants' beliefs and emotions …
Exploring role-playing as a tool for involving citizens in air pollution mitigation urban policies
The design of air pollution control policies is a complex decision-making process. Public participation can enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness of environmental urban regulations but does not always occur naturally. This article presents the experience of the use of role-playing in six mid-sized cities in southern Chile to evaluate how residents affected by high concentrations of fine particulate matter perceive the problem and debate possib…
Political science (19 obras) · Economics (13 obras) · Geography (13 obras) · Sociology (12 obras) · Air pollution (9 obras) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (9 obras) · Ecology (9 obras) · Business (8 obras) · Psychology (8 obras) · Economic growth (7 obras)