164066 20251121161351.0 doi 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101783 sideral 146175 ART-2025-146175 eng Sanz-Hernández, Alexia Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-3284-6065 Beyond closure: Just transition, environmental values and vital expectations in post- coal Spain 2025 This article compares environmental sensitivity, life expectations, and perceptions of the Just Transition between Spanish municipalities affected and unaffected by decarbonization. In the context of coal mine and thermal power plant closures, it analyzes public attitudes through a nationally representative survey (n=1,800) that includes an oversampling of post-industrial territories. Based on three synthetic indicators, the results systematically compare affected and non-affected populations. The findings reveal a sociological paradox: despite displaying a more pessimistic view of the present and future, and expressing greater disagreement with the institutional mechanisms of the Just Transition, decarbonized municipalities maintain equal or even higher levels of environmental concern than the national average. This suggests that adherence to ecological values can coexist with criticism of the specific territorial implementation of climate policies. The study engages with debates on energy justice, the ecology of discontent, and post-extractive adaptive capacity. It offers empirical evidence to rethink the legitimacy frameworks of green transitions and challenges the assumption that structural decline necessarily leads to ecological disengagement, contributing to a more nuanced understanding of post-industrial subjectivities within the framework of climate justice. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2020-114211RB-100 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion García Docampo, Manuel Pérez Sindín, Xaquín S. Andrade-Suárez, María 4009 775 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Sociología 25 (2025), 101783 [11 pp.] Extr. ind. soc. The extractive industries and society 2214-790X 1610968 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/164066/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2659618 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/164066/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:164066 articulos driver 2025-11-21-14:25:49 ARTICLE