Social psychologist Alessandro de Oliveira dos Santos works with people and communities pushed to the brink by economic, social, and environmental forces beyond their control. He taught the graduate seminar Environmental Racism and Struggles for Recognition among People of the Amazon Forest in … [Read more...]
Geoclimatic Hazards and Environmental Disasters in Latin America: Human Dimensions and Future Challenges
BY EDGARDO LATRUBESSE Latin America is often treated as a single socio-cultural entity by the international community. This generalist view has permeated disaster analysis, resulting in oversimplification of the complex environmental realities at play in different parts of the region. … [Read more...]
