Laura Tydecks, Carmen Richerzhagen, Jedrzej Sulmowski, Ralph Wilhelm
Hochschulen und außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtungen wirken als Impulsgeberinnen für eine Nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Gesellschaft. Sie entwickeln Lösungsansätze für drängende gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen aus ihrer Forschung heraus und bilden Entscheidungsträger(innen) von morgen aus. Zugleich sind sie als Arbeitgeberinnen und Ressourcenverbraucherinnen wichtige Akteure in ihrer Region und können als Vorbilder agieren. Damit das gelingt, unterstützt das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung mit der Initiative Nachhaltigkeit in der Wissenschaft die Nachhaltigkeitstransformation des Wissenschaftssystems in all seinen Handlungsbereichen.
{"title":"Auf dem Weg zu einem nachhaltigen Hochschul- und Wissenschaftssystem","authors":"Laura Tydecks, Carmen Richerzhagen, Jedrzej Sulmowski, Ralph Wilhelm","doi":"10.14512/gaia.32.3.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.32.3.14","url":null,"abstract":"Hochschulen und außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtungen wirken als Impulsgeberinnen für eine Nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Gesellschaft. Sie entwickeln Lösungsansätze für drängende gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen aus ihrer Forschung heraus und bilden Entscheidungsträger(innen) von morgen aus. Zugleich sind sie als Arbeitgeberinnen und Ressourcenverbraucherinnen wichtige Akteure in ihrer Region und können als Vorbilder agieren. Damit das gelingt, unterstützt das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung mit der Initiative Nachhaltigkeit in der Wissenschaft die Nachhaltigkeitstransformation des Wissenschaftssystems in all seinen Handlungsbereichen.","PeriodicalId":49073,"journal":{"name":"Gaia-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136234666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Should scientists extend their climate change communication beyond factual reporting? A transdisciplinary and participatory theatre project exemplifies the power of storytelling in climate change communication by eliciting emotional responses.The complex and interconnected nature of current global challenges such as climate change call for new and creative ways of communicating research. To help people make sense of phenomena, improve information acquisition and retention, build collective awareness and public engagement, emotions are often more impactful than factual reporting. In this context, this paper builds on transformative narrative theory to investigate the efficacy of theatrical storytelling in unleashing emotions in relation to climate change. As part of a transdisciplinary and participatory theatre performance combining the arts, science, and activism, a brief questionnaire was administered to the audience to exploratively assess emotional changes before and after the play. Significant emotional changes highlight the potential of participatory theatrical storytelling as a powerful tool for communicating climate change and encourage further exploration of this approach in transdisciplinary (theatrical) projects and science communication efforts.
{"title":"Is tragedy the true language of science? Unleashing the emotional power of theatrical storytelling for climate change communication","authors":"Linda Ghirardello, Giulia Isetti","doi":"10.14512/gaia.32.3.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.32.3.6","url":null,"abstract":"Should scientists extend their climate change communication beyond factual reporting? A transdisciplinary and participatory theatre project exemplifies the power of storytelling in climate change communication by eliciting emotional responses.The complex and interconnected nature of current global challenges such as climate change call for new and creative ways of communicating research. To help people make sense of phenomena, improve information acquisition and retention, build collective awareness and public engagement, emotions are often more impactful than factual reporting. In this context, this paper builds on transformative narrative theory to investigate the efficacy of theatrical storytelling in unleashing emotions in relation to climate change. As part of a transdisciplinary and participatory theatre performance combining the arts, science, and activism, a brief questionnaire was administered to the audience to exploratively assess emotional changes before and after the play. Significant emotional changes highlight the potential of participatory theatrical storytelling as a powerful tool for communicating climate change and encourage further exploration of this approach in transdisciplinary (theatrical) projects and science communication efforts.","PeriodicalId":49073,"journal":{"name":"Gaia-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136234668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ölpreiskrise, Gaspreiskrise, Klimakrise ‐ Lehren für die Transformation","authors":"Andreas Löschel","doi":"10.14512/gaia.32.3.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.32.3.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49073,"journal":{"name":"Gaia-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136234669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ivo Wallimann-Helmer, Simon Kräuchi, Kathrin von Allmen
Was dem Schutz des Klimas dient, kann den Verlust der Artenvielfalt befördern. Deshalb sind Maßnahmen gegen den Klimawandel und den Biodiversitätsverlust aufeinander abzustimmen. Grundlage dafür bilden Suffizienzkriterien der Gerechtigkeit, die erlauben, mögliche Konflikte zu erkennen und übergreifende Ziele zu formulieren, um die Transformation hin zur Nachhaltigkeit gerecht zu gestalten.
{"title":"Klimawandel, Biodiversitätsverlust, Nachhaltigkeit und Suffizienzkriterien der Gerechtigkeit","authors":"Ivo Wallimann-Helmer, Simon Kräuchi, Kathrin von Allmen","doi":"10.14512/gaia.32.3.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.32.3.10","url":null,"abstract":"Was dem Schutz des Klimas dient, kann den Verlust der Artenvielfalt befördern. Deshalb sind Maßnahmen gegen den Klimawandel und den Biodiversitätsverlust aufeinander abzustimmen. Grundlage dafür bilden Suffizienzkriterien der Gerechtigkeit, die erlauben, mögliche Konflikte zu erkennen und übergreifende Ziele zu formulieren, um die Transformation hin zur Nachhaltigkeit gerecht zu gestalten.","PeriodicalId":49073,"journal":{"name":"Gaia-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136234843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sustainability transformation is necessary. Since “business as usual” is no longer an option, unbelievable future visions are needed to spark change and steer collective action. We discuss how modelling, with its scientific rigor, and inclusive participation, with its sensitivity to power dynamics, can be brought together to complement one another and make unbelievable future visions come true.
{"title":"Transformation happens in the unbelievable: Using participatory modelling to pave realistic paths towards idealistic futures","authors":"Heidi Lehtiniemi, Riikka Paloniemi","doi":"10.14512/gaia.32.3.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.32.3.3","url":null,"abstract":"Sustainability transformation is necessary. Since “business as usual” is no longer an option, unbelievable future visions are needed to spark change and steer collective action. We discuss how modelling, with its scientific rigor, and inclusive participation, with its sensitivity to power dynamics, can be brought together to complement one another and make unbelievable future visions come true.","PeriodicalId":49073,"journal":{"name":"Gaia-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136234664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spurring societal transformations towards sustainability requires the active engagement of different actor groups with their broad range of preferences, interests and values. Individuals and communities need to acquire knowledge, skills, and capacities enabling them to navigate transformative change. Serious games can act as such capacity building tools but also as a feedback loop for research and policy processes.
{"title":"Serious games for sustainability transformations: Participatory research methods for sustainability ‐ toolkit #7","authors":"Katharina Gugerell","doi":"10.14512/gaia.32.3.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.32.3.5","url":null,"abstract":"Spurring societal transformations towards sustainability requires the active engagement of different actor groups with their broad range of preferences, interests and values. Individuals and communities need to acquire knowledge, skills, and capacities enabling them to navigate transformative change. Serious games can act as such capacity building tools but also as a feedback loop for research and policy processes.","PeriodicalId":49073,"journal":{"name":"Gaia-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136234665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Theresa Landwehr, Rebekka Riebl, Maria Haensel, Thomas M. Schmitt, Miriam Thiemann, Thomas Koellner
Research on perceptions of climate change has been focused on either social or environmental factors, lacking interdisciplinarity. This study bridges this gap by assessing the influence of both. Our analyses reveal societal actor group affiliation as the strongest predictor for the perception of climate change.People’s perceptions of climate change are crucial for their readiness to engage in mitigation and adaptation. To identify the most influential factors in shaping perceptions of climate change, we conducted a comprehensive survey, carried out in Bavaria, Germany. Overall, 2,594 individuals across four societal actor groups were surveyed, namely 1,413 farmers, 197 foresters, 152 nature managers, and 832 citizens (no specific profession). We explored to what extent environmental factors (climate trends and land cover conditions in interviewees’ place of residence ‐ based on geographical data) and socio-demographic factors (age, gender, education, societal actor group affiliation ‐ based on survey data) influence perceptions of climate change. Data analyses, including random forest algorithms, revealed socio-demographic factors, particularly societal actor group affiliations, as most influential variables. Local land cover conditions and climate trends only marginally affected residents’ perceptions. Consequently, our results suggest to consider socio-demographic factors for tailoring climate communication, policies and awareness raising campaigns, particularly targeting societal groups most skeptical about climate change.
{"title":"Climate change perceptions in Bavaria: Revealing the influence of socio-demographic and local environmental factors","authors":"Theresa Landwehr, Rebekka Riebl, Maria Haensel, Thomas M. Schmitt, Miriam Thiemann, Thomas Koellner","doi":"10.14512/gaia.32.3.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.32.3.8","url":null,"abstract":"Research on perceptions of climate change has been focused on either social or environmental factors, lacking interdisciplinarity. This study bridges this gap by assessing the influence of both. Our analyses reveal societal actor group affiliation as the strongest predictor for the perception of climate change.People’s perceptions of climate change are crucial for their readiness to engage in mitigation and adaptation. To identify the most influential factors in shaping perceptions of climate change, we conducted a comprehensive survey, carried out in Bavaria, Germany. Overall, 2,594 individuals across four societal actor groups were surveyed, namely 1,413 farmers, 197 foresters, 152 nature managers, and 832 citizens (no specific profession). We explored to what extent environmental factors (climate trends and land cover conditions in interviewees’ place of residence ‐ based on geographical data) and socio-demographic factors (age, gender, education, societal actor group affiliation ‐ based on survey data) influence perceptions of climate change. Data analyses, including random forest algorithms, revealed socio-demographic factors, particularly societal actor group affiliations, as most influential variables. Local land cover conditions and climate trends only marginally affected residents’ perceptions. Consequently, our results suggest to consider socio-demographic factors for tailoring climate communication, policies and awareness raising campaigns, particularly targeting societal groups most skeptical about climate change.","PeriodicalId":49073,"journal":{"name":"Gaia-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136234662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The role of nuclear energy to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions continues to be a contentious issue in many countries. Public debate is often convoluted and largely revolves around price and costs of energy production technologies as well as their contribution to climate change. Here, we first dissect two interwoven factors bound to produce confusion in the price-cost debate: temporal discounting and external costs. We then explore how a stronger focus on risk ethics could contribute to the debate on nuclear energy for sustainability.
{"title":"The debate on nuclear energy for sustainability: A comment","authors":"John-Oliver Engler, Henrik von Wehrden","doi":"10.14512/gaia.32.3.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.32.3.4","url":null,"abstract":"The role of nuclear energy to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions continues to be a contentious issue in many countries. Public debate is often convoluted and largely revolves around price and costs of energy production technologies as well as their contribution to climate change. Here, we first dissect two interwoven factors bound to produce confusion in the price-cost debate: temporal discounting and external costs. We then explore how a stronger focus on risk ethics could contribute to the debate on nuclear energy for sustainability.","PeriodicalId":49073,"journal":{"name":"Gaia-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136234841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annika Weiser, Matthias Wanner, Franziska Stelzer, Daniel J. Lang, Hilke Berger, Agnes Förster, Christa Liedtke, Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz, Jörg Niewöhner, Oliver Parodi, Thomas Potthast, Flurina Schneider, Franziska Sörgel, Michael Ziehl, Gesa Ziemer
LinkLab is a newly established working group under the umbrella of German Committee Future Earth (DKN Future Earth). It opens up a space to discuss relevant connections and interfaces between real-world lab research and various scientific disciplines, exploring fruitful connections and pathways for mutual learning for future sustainability-oriented research.
{"title":"Exploring fruitful links between real-world laboratory and disciplinary research: Introduction of the <i>DKN Future Earth</i> working group <i>LinkLab</i>","authors":"Annika Weiser, Matthias Wanner, Franziska Stelzer, Daniel J. Lang, Hilke Berger, Agnes Förster, Christa Liedtke, Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz, Jörg Niewöhner, Oliver Parodi, Thomas Potthast, Flurina Schneider, Franziska Sörgel, Michael Ziehl, Gesa Ziemer","doi":"10.14512/gaia.32.3.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.32.3.13","url":null,"abstract":"LinkLab is a newly established working group under the umbrella of German Committee Future Earth (DKN Future Earth). It opens up a space to discuss relevant connections and interfaces between real-world lab research and various scientific disciplines, exploring fruitful connections and pathways for mutual learning for future sustainability-oriented research.","PeriodicalId":49073,"journal":{"name":"Gaia-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136234663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Making academia more sustainable necessitates reducing emissions from academic air travel substantially. This requires a transformation of the academic system, including norms, practices, institutional rules, and framework conditions. We reflect on how the ETH Air Travel Project aims to reduce air travel at ETH Zurich while maintaining scientific excellence.
{"title":"Transformation toward sustainable academia: ETH Zurich’s <i>Air Travel Project</i>","authors":"Ariane Wenger, Giuliana Turi","doi":"10.14512/gaia.32.3.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.32.3.9","url":null,"abstract":"Making academia more sustainable necessitates reducing emissions from academic air travel substantially. This requires a transformation of the academic system, including norms, practices, institutional rules, and framework conditions. We reflect on how the ETH Air Travel Project aims to reduce air travel at ETH Zurich while maintaining scientific excellence.","PeriodicalId":49073,"journal":{"name":"Gaia-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136234670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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