This first comprehensive Australian text on environmental sociology covers all of the current key issues and controversies in the field. Each chapter considers essential topics and debates, highlighting central figures and the social nature of environmental-related trends. In addition to drawing upon specific Australian sources, the text reflects international developments in environmental sociology.
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This is the very first comprehensive Australian textbook on environmental sociology. It covers all of the key issues and controversies in environmental sociology today. Each chapter deals with discrete issues in a manner that captures the main debates, the central figures, and the social nature of environmental-related trends. This text reflects international developments in the area, as well as drawing upon specific Australian examples and materials.
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Rob White is Professor of Sociology at the University of Tasmania.
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Surely religion has little to say of significance about the environment? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ecological animalism, productivist agriculture, environmental social theory, environmental sociology, consumerist capitalism, sustainable regional development, social impact assessment, implementation deficit, environmental health threats, ecological modernisation, green politicians, small island developing states, environmental justice movement, cosmopolitan citizenship, environmental injustice, environmental harm, environment movement, unsafe drinking water, environmental crime, animal liberationists, ecological justice, economic globalisation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Surely religion has little to say of significance about the environment? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ecological animalism, productivist agriculture, environmental social theory, environmental sociology, consumerist capitalism, sustainable regional development, social impact assessment, implementation deficit, environmental health threats, ecological modernisation, green politicians, small island developing states, environmental justice movement, cosmopolitan citizenship, environmental injustice, environmental harm, environment movement, unsafe drinking water, environmental crime, animal liberationists, ecological justice, economic globalisation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, United Nations, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Discussion Questions, Harvard University Press, San Francisco, Polity Press, World Bank, Ecological Marxism, Theoretical Criminology, Australian Election Study, Expert Working Group, Global Forum, Interorganizational Committee, Island Press, Ontological Veganism, Princeton University Press, Rural Sociology, The Condition of Citizenship, United Kingdom, University of Chicago Press, World Summit, Bureau of the Census New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Environmental Sociology: A Social Constructionist Perspective (Environment and Society) by John Hannigan on 5 pages
- The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich on 5 pages
- We Have Never Been Modern by Bruno Latour on page 35, page 84, and page 141
- Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism by Sharon Beder on page 34, page 212, and page 282
- Improving Nature?: The Science and Ethics of Genetic Engineering (Canto) by Michael J. Reiss on page 65, page 66, and page 69
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