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  • Environmentalism and Cultural Theoryby Kay Milton

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 65.95

    The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in the attention paid by social scientists to environmental issues, and a gradual acknowledgement, in the wider community, of the role of social science in the public debate on sustainability. At the same time, the concept of `culture', once the property of anthropologists has gained wide currency among... more...

  • Critical Political Ecologyby Timothy Forsyth

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 69.95

    Critical Political Ecology brings political debate to the science of ecology. As political controversies multiply over the science underlying environmental debates, there is an increasing need to understand the relationship between environmental science and politics. In this timely and wide-ranging volume, Tim Forsyth uses an innovative approach... more...

  • Environmental Systems Studiesby Hidefumi Imura

    Springer 2013; US$ 69.99

    The environmental field is deep and wide. In the flood of information, how can people understand the underlying causes of what they hear about the environment from newspapers and television? This book was originally published in Japanese, with the aim of providing basic information about the ideas and methods to see and understand the interconnection... more...

  • Sociology and the Environmentby Alan Irwin

    Wiley 2013; US$ 79.95

    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... more...

  • Global Governanceby Timothy Sinclair

    Wiley 2013; US$ 22.95

    In today’s uncertain world, the concept of global governance has never been more relevant or widely discussed. But what does this elusive idea really mean, and why has it become so important? This pacey introduction sheds new light on the issues involved, offering readers a comprehensive account of competing conceptions of global governance,... more...

  • OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Mexico 2013by OECD Publishing

    OECD Publishing 2013; US$ 70.00

    This Environmental Performance Review of Mexico provides an independent assessment of Mexico's progress in achieving its domestic and international environmental commitments, together with policy-relevant recommendations. It evaluates progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with a focus on policies that tackle climate change... more...

  • Conservation and Environmentalismby Robert C. Paehlke

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 269.00

    Focusing on both problems and solutions, this authoritative reference work maintains a healthy balance between science and the social sciences in its coverage of all aspects of the environment. The book is arranged alphabetically and is divided into three major sections: Ecology, Pollution, and Sustainability. The list of 240 contributors reads like... more...

  • Sustainable Practicesby Elizabeth Shove; Nicola Spurling

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 143.00

    Climate change is widely agreed to be one the greatest challenges facing society today. Mitigating and adapting to it is certain to require new ways of living. Thus far efforts to promote less resource-intensive habits and routines have centred on typically limited understandings of individual agency, choice and change. This book shows how much more... more...

  • Global Environmental Riskby Jeanne X. Kasperson; Roger E. Kasperson

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 54.95

    Despite international initiatives such as the Earth Summit in 1992 and ongoing efforts to implement the Kyoto Protocol, human activities continue to register a destructive toll on the planetary environment. At root, research on global environmental risk seeks new pathways for reversing unsustainable trends, curtailing ongoing destructive activities,... more...

  • Ecology and Equityby Madhav Gadgil; Ramachandra Guha

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 71.95

    Environmental destruction is seen a matter of worldwide concern but as a Third World problem. Ecology and Equity explores the most ecologically complex country in the world. India's peoples range from technocrats to hunter-gathers and its environments from dense forest to wasteland. The bookanalyses the use and abuse of nature on the sub-continent... more...