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Taylor and Francis Ltd Climate Cultures in Europe and North America 1st Edition 2022 Hardbound by Heimann, Thorsten
Bringing together scholarly research by climate experts working in different locations and social science disciplines, this book offers insights into how climate change is socially and culturally constructed.Whereas existing studies of climate cultural differences are predominantly rooted in a static understanding of culture, cultural globalization theory suggests that new formations emerge dynamically at different social and spatial scales. This volume gathers analyses of climate cultural formations within various spaces and regions in the United States and the European Union. It focuses particularly on the emergence of new social movements and coalitions devoted to fighting climate change on both sides of the Atlantic. Overall, Climate Cultures in Europe and North America provides empirical and theoretical findings that contribute to current debates on globalization, conflict and governance, as well as cultural and social change.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change, environmental policy and politics, environmental sociology, and cultural studies. PART 1 Introduction Examining Climate Cultures in Europe and North America PART II Contexts 1 Climate Cultures 2 Excavating Transatlantic Climates: An Archeology of Climate Discourse between Germany and the United States PART III Europe 3 Capturing Climate-Cultural Diversity: A Comparison of Climate Change Debates in Germany 4 Unusual Suspects: Urban Change Agents for Climate Change Mitigation in Germany 5 Fractured Climate Cultures in Depopulated Southern Spanish Communities 6 Cultural Perception and Adaptation to Climate Change among Reindeer Saami Communities in Finland PART IV North America 7 Contested Climate Cultures: Frame Resonance Disputes within the US Environmental Movement over Geoengineering Proposals 8 The Politics of a Sustainable Coast: Competing Adaptation Cultures in Southeastern Louisiana 9 Playing Hide and Seek: Adapting Climate Cultures in Troubled Political Waters in Georgia, United States