Environmental Conflicts and the Emergence of the Environment as a Social Problem in Rio de Janeiro
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12564587 |
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| Authors | M Fuks (0000-0003-2482-295X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-68 |
| Publication date | 2001-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Space and Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-2576 • E-ISSN: 1470-1235 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13562570124736 |
| OpenAlex | W4233801799 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
This article adopts a constructionist perspective to analyse the emergence of the environment as a social problem in Rio de Janeiro. It deals with the set of practices and arguments that organise the dispute over defining the environment as an issue. After identifying the demands and actors involved in environmental conflicts in Rio de Janeiro, it presents the main discursive schemes conveyed. The article argues that the specifics of the environment as a public issue are related to the tensions and the possibilities generated by the polarisation between, on the one hand, the understanding of the environment as a public resource and, on the other, the particular nature of the comprehensions expressed in the context of the conflict
Context (archaeology · Environmental ethics · Geography · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Resource (disambiguation · Set (abstract data type · Social constructionism · Social science · Sociology · Strict constructionism · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Environmental Sustainability and Education · Law · Risk Perception and Management
The culture of public problems
Of Global Concern
Risk and Culture
Constructing Social Problems
Social Movements And Culture
Public Support for Environmental Protection
Environment-Related Litigation in Rio de Janeiro
Social Construction of Target Populations
Constructing the Public Good
Theoretical and Practical Considerations on Environment-Related Litigation
Media Discourse and Public Opinion on Nuclear Power
The Rise and Fall of Social Problems
| Highly cited | No |
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