TASA - The Australian Sociology Association

Environment and Society

Aims and objectives:

The TASA Thematic Group on Environment and Society aims to bring together TASA members who have an interest in environmental issues and to stimulate wider interest in the field of environmental sociology. The objectives are:

  • To provide a means of connection between sociologists who study or work in the area of environment and society.
  • To promote environmental sociology to the wider sociological community and thus to encourage a stronger interest in society’s interaction with the environment among practising sociologists and sociology students.
  • To strengthen relationships between Australian environmental sociology and international groups such as the International Sociological Association’s Research Committee on Environment and Society (RC24).
  • To promote awareness outside academia of sociology’s potential contribution to environmental issues.
  • To meet initially once yearly at the annual TASA conference to share research and study interests; identify opportunities to connect with external groups and agencies; discuss current topical issues, and to develop strategies that will enable communication within and promotion of the group.

Year established:

2006

Convenors and contact details:

June Marks
Department of Sociology

Flinders University Adelaide
GPO Box 2100
Adelaide SA 5001
Telephone: (+61 8) 8201 2628
Email: june.marks@flinders.edu.au

Stewart Lockie
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health

Building 6
Central Queensland University
Rockhampton QLD 4702
Telephone: (+61 7) 4930 6539
Email: s.lockie@cqu.edu.au

Members:

  • Heather Aslin
  • Marea Capell
  • Brian Cheers
  • Eileen Clark
  • Ian Coldwell
  • Alison Cottrell
  • Penelope Davidson
  • Jo-Anne Everingham
  • Karen Farquharson
  • Elery Hamilton-Smith
  • Vaughan Higgins
  • Geoffrey Lawrence
  • Ron Layton
  • Constance Lever-Tracy
  • Stewart Lockie
  • Barton Loechel
  • June Mark s
  • Anne Parkinson
  • Margaret Sargent
  • Sylvie Shaw
  • Louise Staley
  • Frank Vanclay
  • Angela Wardell-Johnson
  • James Whelan
  • David Worth

Links:

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http://www.utas.edu.au/ruralcommunities/ENVSOC/

Annual reports:

The first annual report will be posted online in July 2007.