'Little Development, Few Economic Opportunities and Many Difficulties': Climate Change From a Local Perspective
Open Access
- 18 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Queensland University of Technology in International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
- Vol. 9 (2), 170-182
- https://doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.v9i2.1132
Abstract
A southern criminology perspective on the study of climate change is overdue, given that climate change is a global phenomenon with localised effects. This article is a southern empirical criminological study of the colonial causes of, justice consequences of and southern responses to climate change. The study is based on four years of research in the Colombian Río Negro basin, undertaken by a multidisciplinary team of which I was part. My main argument is that the region contributes to climate change and heightening local risks primarily because of Western-imposed cultural ideas and production practices, and market demands. The article also discusses the idea of returning to southern traditional practices to mitigate and adapt to climate change.Keywords
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