The environment : a sociological introduction /
Sutton, Philip W.,
The environment : a sociological introduction / Philip W. Sutton. - xiv, 187 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-177) and index.
"How are human societies changing the global environment?Is sustainable development really possible?Can environmental risks be avoided?Is our experience of nature changing?; This book shows how questions about the environment cannot be properly answered without taking a sociological approach. It provides a comprehensive guide to the ways in which sociologists have responded to the challenge of environmental issues as diverse as global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity loss and marine pollution. It also covers sociological ideas such as risk, interpretations of nature, environmental realism, ecological modernization and globalization. Environmentalism and green politics are also introduced. Unlike many other texts in the field, the book takes a long-term view, locating environmental dilemmas within the context of social development and globalization.The Environment: A Sociological Introduction is unique in presenting environmental issues at an introductory level that assumes no specialist knowledge on the part of readers. The book is written in a remarkably clear and accessible style, and uses a rich range of empirical examples from across the globe to illustrate key debates. A carefully assembled glossary and annotated further reading suggestions also help to bring ideas to life.The book will be a valuable resource for students in a range of disciplines, including sociology, geography and the environmental sciences, but also for anyone who wants to get to grips with contemporary environmental debates."--Publisher description.
0745634338 9780745634333 074563432X 9780745634326
2007299800
Human ecology
Environmental responsibility
Nature--Effect of human beings on
Environmentalism--Philosophy
GF75 / .S85 2007
304.2
The environment : a sociological introduction / Philip W. Sutton. - xiv, 187 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-177) and index.
"How are human societies changing the global environment?Is sustainable development really possible?Can environmental risks be avoided?Is our experience of nature changing?; This book shows how questions about the environment cannot be properly answered without taking a sociological approach. It provides a comprehensive guide to the ways in which sociologists have responded to the challenge of environmental issues as diverse as global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity loss and marine pollution. It also covers sociological ideas such as risk, interpretations of nature, environmental realism, ecological modernization and globalization. Environmentalism and green politics are also introduced. Unlike many other texts in the field, the book takes a long-term view, locating environmental dilemmas within the context of social development and globalization.The Environment: A Sociological Introduction is unique in presenting environmental issues at an introductory level that assumes no specialist knowledge on the part of readers. The book is written in a remarkably clear and accessible style, and uses a rich range of empirical examples from across the globe to illustrate key debates. A carefully assembled glossary and annotated further reading suggestions also help to bring ideas to life.The book will be a valuable resource for students in a range of disciplines, including sociology, geography and the environmental sciences, but also for anyone who wants to get to grips with contemporary environmental debates."--Publisher description.
0745634338 9780745634333 074563432X 9780745634326
2007299800
Human ecology
Environmental responsibility
Nature--Effect of human beings on
Environmentalism--Philosophy
GF75 / .S85 2007
304.2