Timescapes of Modernity: The Environment and Invisible Hazards (Global Environmental Change) (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Contemporary environmental hazards make it difficult to conceive of nature and culture as separate..." (more)
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Timescapes of Modernity represents an important argument for the centrality of time in generating,defining and responding to environmental issues. It deserves to be widely read within academic and policy circles Hilary Rose, Research Professor, City University London - Time and Society Vol 9 (1)

Stimulating - drawing out ideas in a novel and refreshing way Dr Paul S Ganderton, Teaching Ecology Group

The book is a truly worthwhile read - Anne Buttimer, University College Dublin - Progress in Human Geography 25,2 (2001)

Product Description

Timescapes of Modernity focuses on time to facilitate a deeper understanding of the interactions between environmental, economic, political and socio-cultural concerns. Thinking of the environment as a timescape allows us to see the hazards of the industrial way of life in a new light. Barbara Adam argues that environmental hazards are inescapably tied to the successes of the industrial way of life, global markets and economic growth, large-scale production of food, the speed of transport and communication, the 24 hour society, and even democratic politics. Using examples including the aftermaths of Chernobyl and the treatment of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopath (BSE), Adam dislodges taken-for-granted assumptions about environmental change and provides innovative new strategies to deal with some of the most severe environmental hazards of our time.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (May 7, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415162750
• ISBN-13: 978-0415162753
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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