Illustration by Juliana Penkova The Role of the Anthropologist in Ecological Activism: The Importance of a Multiscalar and Multisituated Approach and Collaborative Ethnographic Production Fátima Santos Abstract It is necessary to reflect on the role of the anthropologist in denouncing realities that are often subalternised, with the role of changing them through initiatives and solutions […]

Illustration by Juliana Penkova Life after Death. The role of Human Remains in a somewhat sustainable (After)life Ana Lema Seabra Abstract Funerary practices have been around since the dawn of humanity serving two main purposes: the need for body disposal and to help the grieving community process the loss. We will focus on mainland Portugal

Illustration by Juliana Penkova A New Territorial Social Policy as a Bioregional Conviviality formula = Compact Cities + Intermodal Cities + New Public Places Paulo Castro Seixas (ISCSP, University of Lisbon; CIAS, University of Coimbra) Nadine Lobner (ISCSP, CAPP, University of Lisbon) Abstract This position paper claims that local governments, within a regional inter-related scope,

Illustration by Noa Simões Sustainability as empathy Soledad Jiménez-Tovar (CIDE-Universidade de Coimbra) Abstract We are currently living in a world surrounded, trespassed, and organized by multiple uncertainties. Speaking of sustainability today implies to situate, temporally and spatially, the needs that a given society has, as well as the path to cover such needs. To build