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Author : Franklin Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Human beings
ISBN : UOM:39015002356627
Author : Franklin Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Human beings
ISBN : 0384601707
Author : Alan Irwin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780745667331
Can sociology help us to tackle environmental problems? What can sociology tell us about the nature of the environment and about the origins and consequences of environmental risks, hazards and change? In this important new book Alan Irwin maps out this emerging field of knowledge, teaching and research. He reviews the key sociological debates in the field and sets out a new framework for analysis and practice. Among the themes examined are constructivism and realism, sustainable development and theories of the risk society. Readers are also introduced to communities at risk, institutional regulation and the environmental consequences of technology. Particular topics for discussion include genetically modified organisms, nuclear power, pesticide safety and the local hazards of the chemical industry. Rather than maintaining a fixed boundary between nature and society, Irwin highlights the hybrid character of environmental issues and emphasizes the role of social and cultural factors within environmental policy. Combining theoretical discussion and case-studies with a sensitivity to the concerns of environmental policy and practice, Sociology and the Environment provides an excellent introduction to an expanding and immensely important field. It will be a valuable text for students and scholars in sociology, geography, environmental studies and related disciplines.
Author : John Barry
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Environmental sciences
ISBN : 9780415172707
Covering the ideas of key theorists, this text provides an introduction to the relationship between the environment and social theory, both historically and within contemporary social theory.
Author : John Barry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005-07-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134691500
Written in an accessible and jargon-free way, Environment and Social Theory examines: * the historical relationship between social theory and the environment *pre-Enlightenment and Enlightenment social theory and the environment * twentieth century social theory and the environment * economic theory and the environment * the relationship between ecology, biology and social theory * recent theoretical approaches to the environment * the development of a green social theory The ideas and vies of key theorists including Hobbes, Locke, freud, Habermas, Giddens and Beck are discussed to provide comprehensive coverage of social theory for non-specialist readers.
Author : Riley E. Dunlap
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0742501868
Nearly all of the major perspectives, focal points and debates in environmental sociology are reflected in this collection of essays. The volume exceeds the bounds of conventional theory by surveying societies and their natural biophysical environments.
Author : National Science Foundation (U.S.) Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education,NSF Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Environmental engineering
ISBN : IND:30000081904769
Author : Larry Rockwood,Ronald Stewart,Thomas Dietz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780190294885
This book reviews and analyzes the period (roughly from the 1950s to the present) when the "environment" became an issue as important as economic growth, or war and peace; to assess the current situation, and begin planning for the challenges that lie ahead. Most people are aware of both the environmental destruction taking place around the world and of the specter of climate change. The devastation of New Orleans by hurricane Katrina illustrates the potential for disaster when climate change is combined with the mismanaged environmental policy. How did we get to this point? What has been done and what can be done to avoid future environmental disasters? Thirty-two contributing chapter authors (among them, one of the principal drafters of the National Environmental Policy Act, Chief of the African Environment Division and the World Bank, Vice President of the Center for Conservation Innovation at the World Wildlife Fund, President of the Zoological Society of London, former President of the Ecological Society of America) use their unique, authoritative perspective to review the evolution of environmental science and policy in the past half century. Each author describes the evolution of environmental science and policy in the past half century and consider the challenges of the future. Although the authors of this book come from various fields, they have followed paths that have generally converged on the concept of sustainability. This book attempts to define what sustainability is, how we can achieve it, and what the prospects for sustainability in the future are.
Author : Jules Pretty,Andy Ball,Ted Benton,Julia Guivant,David R Lee,David Orr,Max Pfeffer,Professor Hugh Ward
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781446250082
"A monumental and timely contribution to scholarship on society and environments. The handbook makes it easy and compelling for anyone to learn about that scholarship in its full manifestations and as represented by some of the most highly respected researchers and thinkers in the English-speaking world. It is wide-reaching in scope and far-reaching in its implications for public and private action, a definite must for serious researchers and their libraries." - Bonnie J McCay, Rutgers University "This is the desert island book for anyone interested in the relationship between society and the environment. The editors have assembled a masterful collection of contributions on every conceivable dimension of environmental thinking in the social sciences and humanities. No library should be without it!′ - Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne The SAGE Handbook of Environment and Society focuses on the interactions between people, societies and economies, and the state of nature and the environment. Editorially integrated but written from multi-disciplinary perspectives, it is organised in seven sections: Environmental thought: past and present Valuing the environment Knowledges and knowing Political economy of environmental change Environmental technologies Redesigning natures Institutions and policies for influencing the environment Key themes include: locations where the environment-society relation is most acute: where, for example, there are few natural resources or where industrialization is unregulated; the discussion of these issues at different scales: local, regional, national, and global; the cost of damage to resources; and the relation between principal actors in the environment-society nexus. Aimed at an international audience of academics, research students, researchers, practitioners and policy makers, The SAGE Handbook of Environment and Society presents readers in social science and natural science with a manual of the past, present and future of environment-society links.
Author : Riley E. Dunlap,William Michelson
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780313268083
Environmental sociology: an introduction. Sociological theory and the natural environmental. Theory and the sociological study of the built environment. Socio-behavioral qualities of the built environmet. Macro-environments and people: cities, suburbs,a nd metropolitan areas. Designing the built environment. Rural environments and agriculture. Energy, society, and environment. Natural hazards and disastres. Technological hazards and disastres. Risk, technology, and society. Human dimensions of global environmental change. Social impact assessment and technololgy assessment. The environmental movement in the United States. Environmental concern: conceptual and measurement issues. Environmental sociology in nonacademic settings.
Author : William R. Burnside,Simone Pulver,Kathryn J. Fiorella,Meghan L. Avolio,Steven M. Alexander
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 775 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781009177849
Interdisciplinary anthology of 53 foundational readings on socio-environmental research with expert commentary and links to contemporary scholarship.
Author : David Freeland Duke
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9781551303109
A timely work, this book showcases articles by leading Canadian and international historians interested in environmental action and policy, including Colin M. Coates, Ramsay Cooke, Ken Cruikshank, and Donald Worster.
Author : Michael D. Mehta,Eric Ouellet
Publisher : Captus Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : 1895712807
Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1997-06-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309175166
There has been much polemic about affluence, consumption, and the global environment. For some observers, "consumption" is at the root of global environmental threats: wealthy individuals and societies use far too much of the earth's resource base and should scale back their appetites to preserve the environment for future generations and allow a decent life for the rest of the world. Other observers see affluence as the way to escape environmental threats: economic development increases public pressure for environmental protection and makes capital available for environmentally benign technologies. The arguments are fed by conflicting beliefs, values, hopes, and fearsâ€"but surprisingly little scientific analysis. This book demonstrates that the relationship of consumption to the environment needs careful analysis by environmental and social scientists and conveys some of the excitement of treating the issue scientifically. It poses the key empirical questions: Which kinds of consumption are environmentally significant? Which actors are responsible for that consumption? What forces cause or explain environmentally significant consumption? How can it be changed? The book presents studies that open up important issues for empirical study: Are there any signs of saturation in the demand for travel in wealthy countries? What is the relationship between environmental consumption and human well-being? To what extent do people in developing countries emulate American consumption styles? The book also suggests broad strategies that scientists and research sponsors can use to better inform future debates about the environment, development, and consumption.
Author : Lynton Keith Caldwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Ecology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105044215122
Discusses changing attitudes of man towards his environment, advocating more effective stewardship of the earth's resources through individual, corporate, and governmental action.