Browsing by Author "Rau, Henrike"
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Introduction: Sustainability Research in the Social Sciences Concepts, Methodologies and the Challenge of Interdisciplinarity
Rau, Henrike; Fahy, Frances (Sage, 2013)The necessity to reconcile the needs and wants of human society with the limits of the global ecological system has resulted in proposals for alternative forms of development that prioritise human flourishing and well-being ... -
Mobility Matters: Technology, Telework, and the (Un)sustainable Consumption of Distance
Hynes, Michael (2013-11-01)Anthropogenic climate change and its environmental and social consequences are of increasing concern worldwide. Approaches that advocate a 'greening' of current economic and social systems through technological innovation ... -
Movements, mobilities and the politics of hazardous waste
Khoo, Su-Ming; Rau, Henrike (Taylor and Francis, 2009-11-11)Global flows of hazardous waste and waste management technologies are major sources of environmental contestation. They reflect political structures and struggles within, and between, developed and less developed countries. ... -
Moving towards low carbon mobility
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Public food consumption and sustainable food systems: Exploring the role of large organisations
Goggins, Gary (2016-11-10)Sustainable food is increasingly recognised for its potential to contribute to the development of resilient and healthy global urban and rural communities. The prominence of sustainable food on political agendas worldwide ... -
(Re)connecting children with nature? A sociological study of environmental education in Ireland.
O'Malley, Sarah (2014-11-01)The outcome of environmental education to solve the ecological crises by producing an environmentally sustainable society is uncertain. The marginalisation of environmental education in mainstream education, its precarious ... -
Researching complex sustainability issues: Reflections on current challenges and future developments
Fahy, Frances; Rau, Henrike (Sage, 2013-01)[no abstract available] -
Retrofit solutions for Irish building stock: The impact of human behaviour
Moran, Paul; Goggins, Jamie; Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Rau, Henrike (NUI Galway, 2016)Retrofitting buildings is recognised as the most immediate, pressing, and cost effective mechanism to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in the building and construction sector. It is necessary to double or ... -
The road to sustainable transport? Rural transport programmes and policies in Ireland
Rau, Henrike (Ashgate, 2009-07)Today many rural dwellers in the Republic of Ireland depend on the private car to access services, employment, education, healthcare and recreation and thus shoulder a disproportionate share of the burden of insufficient ... -
Society, Power and Climate Change: A social critique of public climate change receptivity in Ireland
Fox, Emmet (2014-09-10)This project examines public receptivity to climate change in Ireland and how this receptivity is connected to the structure of Irish society and the translation of 'climate change' into that society. It provides a ... -
Spatial (Im)mobility and Accessibility in Ireland: Implications for Transport Policy
Rau, Henrike; Vega, Amaya (2012)Recent social research that links people s position in society to their ability to access employment has shown the centrality of spatial mobility in the (re-)production of patterns of (in)equality. This is particularly ... -
Time divided - Time united? Temporal aspects of German unification
Rau, Henrike (2002)To illuminate the persisting division between East and West Germany, this article explores temporal aspects of East German culture and their impact on German unification. Arguing that approaches to GDR time in the contemporary ... -
Towards a better future: research on labour market needs and social exclusion of one parent families in Galway city and county
Bradley, Ciara; Canavan, John; Donegan, Michaela; Rau, Henrike; Coen, Liam; Millar, Michelle (Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2007) -
Towards a practice-theoretical classification of sustainable energy consumption initiatives: Insights from social scientific energy research in 30 European countries
Jensen, Charlotte Louise; Goggins, Gary; Fahy, Frances; Grealis, Eoin; Vadovics, Edina; Genus, Audley; Rau, Henrike (Elsevier, 2018-07-03)Reducing residential energy use and related CO2 emissions across society requires approaches that understand energy demand as dependent on the performance of a range of interconnected social practices, which includes aspects ... -
Transport policy and governance in turbulent times: Evidence from Ireland
Hynes, Michael; Rau, Henrike; Heisserer, Barbara (Elsevier, 2015-12-08)This paper investigates transport policy in the Republic of Ireland before, during and after the ‘Celtic Tiger’ era (1995-2007), to capture how the prevailing governance system responded to rapid economic, political, and ... -
Using mental mapping to unpack perceived cycling risk
Manton, Richard; Rau, Henrike; Fahy, Frances; Sheahan, Jerome; Clifford, Eoghan (Elsevier, 2016-01-04)Cycling is the most energy-efficient mode of transport and can bring extensive environmental, social and economic benefits. Research has highlighted negative perceptions of safety as a major barrier to the growth of cycling. ...