Portrait of Josep Espluga Trenc

Sociologist

Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and researcher at the Institute for Government and Public Policy.

He is a member of the management team of the Graduate Diploma in Promoting Agroecological Farming at the Local Level and coordinator of the Minor in Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship at the UAB. He is a specialist in the study of social perceptions of technology risks, in the analysis of environmental conflicts and in the sociology of the agri-food system.

Last Update: January, 2023

Articles by Josep Espluga Trenc

Il·lustració. ©David Sierra
A new energy model for the cityPerceptions and conflicts surrounding energy use

Besides energy prices, one of the main public concerns, there is another unresolved issue: the opposition generated by the location of energy infrastructures, particularly renewable...

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