
Environment and Society
A Critical Introduction
Wiley-Blackwell (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 19. February 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-1-4051-8760-2 (ISBN)
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Description
Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction is an overview of the diverse conceptual tools and traditions for thinking about, explaining and addressing the environmental challenges we face in the contemporary world.
* Provides an introduction to the environmental challenges we face in the contemporary world through foundational theoretical ideas illustrated with concrete, everyday examples
* Utilizes compelling, conversational language to expound on theory, history, and scientific topics, making the text accessible to a diverse readership
* Draws upon contemporary theoretical understandings in nature/society theory while demonstrating through practice and deployment
* Includes discussion of key historical events, topical issues, and policies, as well as scientific concepts
* Provides an introduction to the environmental challenges we face in the contemporary world through foundational theoretical ideas illustrated with concrete, everyday examples
* Utilizes compelling, conversational language to expound on theory, history, and scientific topics, making the text accessible to a diverse readership
* Draws upon contemporary theoretical understandings in nature/society theory while demonstrating through practice and deployment
* Includes discussion of key historical events, topical issues, and policies, as well as scientific concepts
Reviews / Votes
"Combining theory and case material, this title provides an accessible insight into one of the most important issues of our time." (The Environmentalist, May 2010)More details
Series
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 24.6 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
622 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-8760-2 (9781405187602)
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Persons
Paul Robbins is a Professor in the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, Tucson. His current research centers on the relationships between individuals, environmental actors, and the institutions that connect them. Robbins is also the author of Political Ecology: A Critical Introduction (2004) and Lawn People: How Grasses Weeds and Chemicals Make us Who We Are (2007).
John Hintz is Assistant Professor of Geography and Geosciences at the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. His current research focuses on land use conflicts, environmental policy, and the US environmental movement. He has most recently published in the journals Capitalism Nature Socialism and Ethics, Place and Environment.
Sarah A. Moore is Assistant Professor in the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Her research focuses on urban development politics, urban environmental issues, and environmental justice in the United States and Latin America. Her publications include articles in the Professional Geographer and Society and Natural Resources.
John Hintz is Assistant Professor of Geography and Geosciences at the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. His current research focuses on land use conflicts, environmental policy, and the US environmental movement. He has most recently published in the journals Capitalism Nature Socialism and Ethics, Place and Environment.
Sarah A. Moore is Assistant Professor in the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Her research focuses on urban development politics, urban environmental issues, and environmental justice in the United States and Latin America. Her publications include articles in the Professional Geographer and Society and Natural Resources.
Content
1. Introduction: The View from Clifton Bridge
Part I
2. Population & Scarcity
3. Markets & Commodities
4. Institutions and "The Commons"
5. Environmental Ethics
6. Risks & Hazards
7. Political Economy
8. Social Construction of Nature
Part II: Objects of Concern
9. Carbon Dioxide
10. Trees
11. Wolves
12. Tuna
13. Bottled Water
14. French Fries
Part I
2. Population & Scarcity
3. Markets & Commodities
4. Institutions and "The Commons"
5. Environmental Ethics
6. Risks & Hazards
7. Political Economy
8. Social Construction of Nature
Part II: Objects of Concern
9. Carbon Dioxide
10. Trees
11. Wolves
12. Tuna
13. Bottled Water
14. French Fries