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This article compares the level of climate literacy observed among university students enrolled on different academic courses, sampled at the start and end of their degrees (N = 1,149). The study i...

Climate change (CC) is one of the challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century. The complex nature of the phenomenon requires further empiric research from the field of social sciences in...

The university volunteer programs in Argentina encourage entrepreneurship culture through the development of innovative socio-environmental projects that promote a joint effort between the different administrations of the State, the universities and regional social organizations. One, called “environment and social inclusion” has been undertaken since 2011 in Stella Maris, a coastal suburb of the city of Comodoro Rivadavia – Chubut. The program includes a training phase for the university volunteers, an action plan addressed to the social agents and an evaluation of the results. This project has contributed to the reduction of vulnerabilities from the proposed action research planned by volunteer university students, teachers and social agents. Neighborhood institutional leaders who actively participated also contributed. Through a participatory diagnosis, the different actors in the community became aware of the environmental problems of their area and established strategic priorities for action ...

ResumenLa proliferacion de herramientas virtuales en formato Web y programas interactivos al servicio de la divulgacion ecologica y la alfabetizacion ambiental de los ciudadanos constituye un campo de interes creciente para la investigacion. Este texto aborda un analisis empirico de las webs y blogs de tematicas ambientales de mayor impacto mediatico en contextos de habla hispana. Se proponen criterios de evaluacion basados en su potencial de interactividad con los usuarios, dinamismo, relevancia de contenidos y visibilidad en la red. Las conclusiones se centran en una valoracion de las herramientas existentes en Internet y una propuesta de indicadores de calidad de las mismas.