Rural community in the Mediterranean Region in 2030: Projections and future scenarios. Climate Change and Social Change / Comunidades rurales de la región mediterránea en 2030: proyecciones y escenarios futuros. Cambio climático y cambio social.

Lazaros Xenidis; Nadia Martínez Espinar; Andrea Prokova

Autores/as

Lazaros Xenidis
Nadia Martínez Espinar
Andrea Prokova

Palabras clave:

Mediterranean, Climate Change, Social Change, Future scenarios, Global warming / Mediterráneo, Cambio Climático, Cambio social, Escenarios futuros, Calentamiento global.

Resumen

Summary:

This article is the result of a work carried out during the Seminar of Ecological Orientation that the Institute of Social Ecology of Viena (IFF) prepares every year. Under the topic ―Climate Change and Social Change‖, the participants were motivated to recreate future scenarios where the climate change would be a reality. Our choice was a rural community in the Mediterranean region. Taking into account the consequences of the Climate Change, we were interested in comparing two different scenarios, depending on the social, economic, cultural and political decisions made by the society. Decisions that we make today and can seriously affect our future.

Resumen:

Este artículo es el resultado del trabajo realizado en el Seminario de Orientación Ecológica que cada año celebra el Instituto de Ecología Social de Viena (IFF). Con el tema ―Cambio Climático y Cambio Social‖ como guía, los participantes fueron animados a recrear escenarios futuros en los que el cambio climático fuese ya una realidad. En nuestro caso elegimos una comunidad rural en la zona mediterránea. Contando con las consecuencias del cambio climático, nos interesaba comparar dos escenarios contrapuestos, dependiendo de las decisiones sociales, económicas, culturales y políticas realizadas por la sociedad. Decisiones tomadas hoy y que pueden afectar seriamente nuestro futuro.

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