Environment and Society: A Reader - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1479894915 ISBN 13: 9781479894918

Publisher: NYU Press, 2017

Synopsis

Environment and Society connects the core themes of environmental studies to the urgent issues and debates of the twenty-first century.

In an era marked by climate change, rapid urbanization, and resource scarcity, environmental studies has emerged as a crucial arena of study.

Assembling canonical and contemporary texts, this volume presents a systematic survey of concepts and issues central to the environment in society, such as: social mobilization on behalf of environmental objectives; the relationships between human population, economic growth and stresses on the planet’s natural resources; debates about the relative effects of collective and individual action; and unequal distribution of the social costs of environmental degradation.

Organized around key themes, with each section featuring questions for debate and suggestions for further reading, the book introduces students to the history of environmental studies, and demonstrates how the field’s interdisciplinary approach uniquely engages the essential issues of the present.

About this title

About the Authors

Christopher Schlottmann is Clinical Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at New York University.

Dale Jamieson is Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy at New York University.

Colin Jerolmack is Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology at New York University.

Anne Rademacher is Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Anthropology at New York University.

Maria Damon analyzes policy instruments for sustainable development as well as capacity building in response to climate change.

Edition details

• Publisher: NYU Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1479894915
• ISBN 13: 9781479894918
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Schlottmann Christopher, Jamieson Dale, Jerolmack Colin, Rademacher Anne