Inconspicuous adaptations to climate change in everyday life: Sustainable household responses to drought and heat in Czech cities

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14695405211013955" target="_blank" >https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14695405211013955</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14695405211013955" target="_blank" >10.1177/14695405211013955</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Inconspicuous adaptations to climate change in everyday life: Sustainable household responses to drought and heat in Czech cities

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Adaptation to climate change is often understood as a top-down decision-making and policy-implementing process, as well as application of expert knowledge, to prevent or reduce its (locally specific) negative consequences. In high-income societies, adaptation at the household level then frequently refers to adopting technological fixes distributed through the market, sometimes at a considerable cost. Informed by a study in the context of Central Europe, this article aims to discuss different practices of households and individuals that do not require increased consumption of energy or materials, but still help adapting to climate change in some of its local expressions, such as heatwaves and drought. They were described by participants in focus groups in six cities in the Czech Republic. I argue that such ‘inconspicuous adaptations’ emerge without connection to the climate change debate, or without deeper knowledge about the issue. Yet, they should not be overlooked as unimportant and short-term ‘coping responses’ and underestimated in this debate. They are part and parcel of the ongoing process of societal adaptation to climate change.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Inconspicuous adaptations to climate change in everyday life: Sustainable household responses to drought and heat in Czech cities

Popis výsledku anglicky

Adaptation to climate change is often understood as a top-down decision-making and policy-implementing process, as well as application of expert knowledge, to prevent or reduce its (locally specific) negative consequences. In high-income societies, adaptation at the household level then frequently refers to adopting technological fixes distributed through the market, sometimes at a considerable cost. Informed by a study in the context of Central Europe, this article aims to discuss different practices of households and individuals that do not require increased consumption of energy or materials, but still help adapting to climate change in some of its local expressions, such as heatwaves and drought. They were described by participants in focus groups in six cities in the Czech Republic. I argue that such ‘inconspicuous adaptations’ emerge without connection to the climate change debate, or without deeper knowledge about the issue. Yet, they should not be overlooked as unimportant and short-term ‘coping responses’ and underestimated in this debate. They are part and parcel of the ongoing process of societal adaptation to climate change.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50401 - Sociology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA17-05263S" target="_blank" >GA17-05263S: Lokální reakce na změnu klimatu v České republice sociologickou perspektivou</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Consumer Culture

ISSN

1469-5405

e-ISSN

1741-2900

Svazek periodika

22

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

18

Strana od-do

729-746

Kód UT WoS článku

000652320600001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85105955454