Sociology 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Gunther Plaut, Social Vulnerability, Social Exclusion

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 1020
• Professor: Scott Schaffer

Document Summary

We know how climate change affects economy but we don"t know how it affects social justice: the most vulnerable societal groups will be affected by climate change. Social exclusion: lack of resources, rights and the inability to participate in the normal activities available to the majority of people in the society. It affects both the quality of life of individuals and the equity and cohesion of society as a whole: vulnerability: a multidimensional concept, goes beyond the physical, Spatial placement ensures that low income areas are more affected by climate change: suggests doing research to find hot-spots of climate change vulnerability to target initiatives there. Research in brisbane, australia: heat wave vulnerability is concentrated in hot-spots , social vulnerability to environmental hazards are affected by: socio-economic status, gender, race and ethnicity, age etc, ex. Households on low incomes, cant afford high energy bills or have access to adequate cooling mechanisms for their homes in the case of heat waves.