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How a black bean burger can be the bridge between food poverty and sustainability; An applied anthropological view on an organization that creates impact through food in the sustainability space – LIN VISSER AND SANNI OVERWEG / Illustration by Studio Sonsuz

Illustration by Studio Sonsuz How a black bean burger can be the bridge between food poverty and sustainability; An applied anthropological view on an organization that creates impact through food in the sustainability space Lin Visser and Sanni Overweg Abstract This article examines the intersection of food poverty and sustainability through the work of The […]

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Sustainability: A Historical Approach of a “New” Concept – OANA IVAN / Illustration by Rucsandra Enache

Illustration by Rucsandra Enache Sustainability: A Historical Approach of a “New” Concept Oana Ivan Abstract The concept of “sustainability” is a must today: from the tiniest farming product or restaurant menu, to the multi-million-euro budget projects, “sustainable” needs to be on the front cover, on the label, in the main title. We got so used

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Pests in Town – Cockroaches in the Bucharest Urban Imaginary – RUXANDRA PĂDURARU / Illustration by Alexandra Hochreiter

Illustration by Alexandra Hochreiter Pests in Town – Cockroaches in the Bucharest Urban Imaginary Ruxandra Paduraru Abstract What are the ‘more-than-human’ experiences of life in a city? While modern urban planning policies focus on the need for green spaces in cities, these are usually controlled environments. However, nature encompasses ecosystems that may include elements often

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The Kids Are Alright. Are They? Exploring the Intersection of Climate Change Education, Sustainability, and Policy Design for Empowering Youth – ALEXANDRA CIOCĂNEL & ANDRADA ISTRATE / Illustration by Melinda Ureczki Lázár

Melinda Ureczki Lázár The kids are alright. Are they? Exploring the intersection of climate change education, sustainability, and policy design for empowering youth Alexandra Ciocănel & Andrada Istrate Abstract Across the European Union, a youthful demographic (ages 15-34) is increasingly preoccupied with climate change and sustainability. Nevertheless, there is a significant gap between their intentions

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Environmental Anthropology: On Nature, Human Communities, and the Little-Known Reality – OANA IVAN / Illustration by Loreta Isac

Illustration by Loreta Isac-Cojocaru Environmental Anthropology: On Nature, Human Communities, and the Little-Known Reality Oana Ivan Abstract We all care about the environment, one way or another. The news in recent decades about the state of the Planet has probably made us more careful about our actions, because we care about nature and what we

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The Political Ecology of the European Periphery – LUCIAN VESALON / Illustration by Andreea Chirică

Illustration by Andreea Chirică The Political Ecology of the European Periphery Lucian Vesalon Abstract Political ecology examines the relations between communities and the environment, with a focus on the postcolonial world. Reports about human-nature interactions in geographically exotic contexts have fascinated western audiences from the very beginning. Political ecology brings an important critical dimension connected

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Artificial? Naturally! – ALEC BĂLĂȘESCU / Illustration by Andrei Pacea

Illustration by Andrei Pacea Artificial? Naturally! Alec Bălășescu Abstract This article invites the reader to follow seemingly unrelated paths towards the same goal: making sense of what it means to be human in a world that casually blends discourses on nature, technology, and biology having at their centre the ideas of progress, optimization, and their

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“No Such Thing as ‘Can’t’ in the Romanian Railroads”: On Technological Ruination and Creative Maintenance in the Age of Innovation – ADRIAN DEOANCĂ / Illustration by Kadna Anda

Illustration by Kadna Anda “No Such Thing as ‘Can’t’ in the Romanian Railroads”: On Technological Ruination and Creative Maintenance in the Age of Innovation Adrian Deoancă Abstract At the end of a frustrating work duty, I asked Iosif, the foreman of a Romanian rail repair crew, what would have happened had his team not managed

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“It Was Beautiful, Eventually!” Nature and Ruins in Văcărești Nature Park – CĂLIN COTOI / Illustration by Cristina Barsony

Illustration by Cristina Barsony “It Was Beautiful, Eventually!” Nature and Ruins in Văcărești Nature Park Călin Cotoi Abstract From the late 1700s to 2016, when it became an urban nature park, Văcărești Pit was a mixture of wastelands and modernization projects on the southern fringes of Bucharest. While always integrated in the productive and power

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Notes for an Anthropology of Plastics – MAGDALENA CRĂCIUN / Illustration by Daia

Illustration by Daia – Diana Grigore Notes for an Anthropology of Plastics Magdalena Crăciun Abstract Nowadays fossil-based plastics are ubiquitous. They are in our clothes, buildings, cars, and roads. Accumulations of very small pieces of plastics, called micro-plastics and nano-plastics, are present everywhere in nature and various organisms, including humans, with effects whose gravity we

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