World social science

report 2013
Global environmental change Is about humans changing global environments and
about humans individually and collectively shaping the direction of planetary and
social evolution.

Mayra Castro
Transformative cornerstones of social
science research for global change
The complexit and urgency of gloabl environmental change
and social transformation.

1 Critical to a social-ecological systems perspective is the

rule of humans as reflexive and creative agents of deliberate
Change, understanding how:

- Values
- Attitudes
- Worldviews
- Beliefs
- Visions of the future
Influence system structures.
 Main topics
 2 Social science capacity in global environmental change research
 3 The consequences of global environmental change for society
 4 Conditions and visions for change and sense making in a rapidly changing
world
 5 The responsabilities and ethical challenges in tackling global environmental
change.
 Social scientists can offer methods and evaluating systems to help identify
the values underlying such choices and can help to understand the trade
offers and identify policy mechanisms for sharing rights and responsabilities
fairly.
Priority action steps:
 Redefining global environmental change as a social problem
 Proactive effort to meet growing demands for social science knowledge
 Critical assesment and reshaping of social science approaches
 Inclusive development of research agendas and projects
 More social science advisors
 Working with society
 Promoting the use of context-sensitive evidence
 Social observation systems
Important aspects

 Global environmental change alters our life support systems

 Inform actions that result in ethical and equitable transformations to
sustainability.
 Now is not the time to stay on the sidelines, as a climate and global
environmental change force society to force staggering human-made arises,
and as the world struggles to find a path towards a more secure and
sustainable future.

Referencia: Hackmann, H (2013) World Social science report.

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