We examine why a sociological understanding of emergency planning is necessary for the recovery process following Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica.
Tag Archives: Environment
Sociology Career in Sustainability
How can your sociology degree help you establish a career in agriculture? We look at how one sociology graduate went from completing their degree in 2016, to applying her sociological knowledge to manage vineyards as well as testing new methods of growing crops and reducing water use.
Visual Sociology of Housing Crisis
A new exhibition uses visual sociology to tackle the social stigma of living in subdivided units, bedspace and ‘coffin home’ apartments in Hong Kong.
Sociology of Disaster Planning
Two show how sociology can inform disaster planning, and why public policy must invest in better strategies and community education.
Applied Sociology Career Spotlight: Urban Planning
The Californian Department of Transportation in the USA has a cultural studies team who are unearthing the city’s cultural heritage.
Building Sustainable Cities for the Future
Overview of the major findings from the United Nations’s recent report, World Economic and Social Survey 2013: Sustainable Development Challenges. We cover some sociological resources that speak to the theme of green planning.
Social Acts
Anthony Hogan looks back over his career across academia and applied research roles in social policy.