Flying for the very first timemobilities, social class and environmental concerns in a Rio de Janeiro favela

Resumo

This article aims to be a contribution towards an understanding of the interplays between subjective, situated and normative justifications for traveling and the imaginary of class and global warming in Brazil. Taking as its empirical reference the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro, it focuses on how people who are having the opportunity to travel by plane for the first time accommodate three interrelated issues: their willingness to experience an energy intensive way of travelling, their affective and material realities, and their awareness about the changing of the world's climate. The article concludes with some reflections on how to reintegrate global knowing with local meaning around travel and climate change.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2013

Instituição

Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso restrito

DOI

10.1080/17450101.2012.655974

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/23315

Temas

Meio Ambiente

Palavras-chave

TravelClimate changeSocial classMigrationFavelaConsumptionCiências sociaisFavelas - Rio de Janeiro (RJ)