Academic Flying and the Means of Communication.

Academic Flying and the Means of Communication.

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Bjørkdahl, Kristian.
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Franco Duharte, Adrian Santiago.
Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2021.
{copy}2022.
Year of Publication:2021
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Academic Flying and the Means of Communication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Notes on Contributors
  • 1: Introduction: Ending the Romance of Academic Flying
  • The Holy Grail of Academic Aeromobility
  • Ending the Romance
  • The Beginning of the End
  • References
  • 2: The Carbon Footprint of Travelling to International Academic Conferences and Options to Minimise It
  • Introduction: Transportation as an Important Field of Action Against Global Warming
  • Conferences as Part of the Academic World
  • The Example: ECPR General Conferences 2013-2020
  • Method
  • Calculating the Travel Distances
  • Emission Factors
  • A Realistic Estimation: Who Flies, Who Travels by Coach or Train?
  • Estimation of Carbon Footprint: Baseline Results
  • Total Emissions
  • Emissions Per Participant
  • Estimating the Impact of Carbon Reduction Measures for Academic Conferences
  • Choosing More Central Conference Venues
  • Promoting Low-Emission Travel Options
  • Hybrid Conferences as an Alternative to Regular Attendance
  • Combined Effects of All Three Actions
  • The Carbon Footprint of Online Conferences: The Example of the Virtual ECPR GC 2020
  • For Comparison: Other Possible Actions to Reduce Conference Emissions
  • Conclusion and Recommendations for Concrete Actions
  • References
  • 3: The End of Flying: Coronavirus Confinement, Academic (Im)mobilities and Me
  • Introduction: The Hypermobile Academic
  • Coming Clean: My Academic CO2 Footprint
  • The Value Proposition of Academic Travel
  • The Virtues of Virtual Mobilities
  • Conclusion: Flying After the End of Flying
  • Appendix: Itinerarium vitae of Mimi Sheller, 2010-2020
  • References
  • 4: The Absent Presence of Aeromobility: A Case of Australian Academic Air Travel Practices and University Policy
  • Introduction
  • Conceptual Framework
  • Methods
  • Mobile Academics.
  • Absent Presence in University Internationalisation
  • Absent Presence in University Sustainability Policy
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 5: How Environmentally Sustainable Is the Internationalisation of Higher Education? A View from Australia
  • Introduction
  • Australian Universities and the Sustainability Imperative
  • Air Travel on the Part of University Staff
  • Air Travel on the Part of University Students
  • Australian Universities in the Aftermath of COVID-19
  • A Case Study from the University of Melbourne
  • Air Travel on the Part of University Staff
  • Sustainability Policy on Staff Air Travel at the University of Melbourne
  • Observations at Two University of Melbourne Events
  • Air Travel on Part of University of Melbourne Students
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 6: Who Gets to Fly?
  • The Challenge of the Century
  • Reducing CO2 Emissions in Academia
  • Reducing Flying at KTH
  • Material Visualisations
  • Inequalities in Flight Distribution at KTH
  • Discussion
  • References
  • 7: Exceptionalism and Evasion: How Scholars Reason About Air Travel
  • Background
  • Method and Context of Study
  • Findings: Specific Solutions and General Inertia
  • Suggestions to Change
  • Arguments of Inertia
  • Agency
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 8: Academic Aeromobility in the Global Periphery
  • Introduction
  • Aeromobility in the Global Academic Periphery
  • Empirical Materials
  • Results
  • Complex Drivers
  • Selective Substitution
  • 'Don't weaken me!'
  • Assorted Scalar Accountabilities
  • The COVID-19 Acceleration
  • Conferences Reimagined: Entrenching a Post-COVID New Normal
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 9: The Virus and the Elephant in the Room: Knowledge, Emotions and a Pandemic-Drivers to Reducing Flying in Academia
  • Theoretical Background
  • The Swedish Case and the Rise of the Flight Shame Debate.
  • What Makes Scientists Reduce Flying?
  • Climate Awareness and Sorrow as Incentives to Reduce
  • Individual Responsibility and the Forced Air Travel Stop
  • A New Virus and New Travel Habits
  • Flying Less Affects Personal Life More than Career
  • COVID-19 as a Testbed and Tipping Point: Academic Flying in a Post-pandemic World
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • 10: Decarbonising Academia's Flyout Culture
  • Introduction
  • Academic Flight
  • The Extent and Impact of Academic Flying
  • Pressures to Decarbonise and the Role of Flying in Those Efforts
  • Six Values of Flyout Culture
  • Value of Ideas
  • Value of Efficiency
  • Value of Quality
  • Value of Evaluation
  • Value of Recreation
  • Value of Status
  • How Flyout Culture Might Change
  • Buying Carbon Offsets
  • Shifting Travel Modes
  • Centralised, Infrequent or Slow Conferencing
  • Virtual Communication
  • What New Values Might Arise?
  • Value of Localism
  • Value of Climate Concern
  • Value of Emissions Transparency
  • Value of Verification
  • What Might Be Gained and What Might Be Lost
  • How Flyout Culture Might Resist Change
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 11: Aeromobilities and Academic Work
  • Introduction
  • Global Work and Aeromobilities
  • The Change in Academic Work
  • Why Do Academics Travel?
  • The Need for Co-presence and Face-to-Face Talks
  • Facing the Conference
  • Aeromobility: Freedom to Travel?
  • Do Meetings Have a Future?
  • Aeromobility Management: A Way to Work with Air Travel and Meeting Demands at Universities
  • Conclusion and Perspectives
  • References
  • 12: Means and Meanings of Research Collaboration in the Face of a Suffering Earth: A Landscape of Questions
  • Introduction: Where on Earth Are We?
  • The Importance of Academic Collaboration and Expertise (Erkenntnis).
  • Beyond 'Technical Solutions': Geographies and Materialities of Digital Presence and Absence in Collaborative Research
  • Building Understanding: Three Questions for Increased Awareness
  • Action and Commitment to Change
  • References
  • 13: Academic Air Travel Cultures: A Framework for Reducing Academic Flying
  • Introduction
  • Why Do Academics Fly?
  • Issues Concerning Academic Flying
  • The Energy Cultures Framework
  • The Impact of COVID-19: Rethinking Academic Air Travel
  • The Transport Cultures Framework of Academic Flying
  • Cognitive Norms
  • Material Cultures
  • Practices
  • Applying the Framework to the Post-COVID New Normal
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Index.

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