Environment and Society: Human Perspectives on Environmental Issues

by Charles L. Harper

The accumulating impact of environmental problems on our lives has created a public awareness that environmentalists could only dream about twenty years ago. Providing a comprehensive introduction to environmental problems and issues, this timely volume focuses on the connections between human societies, ecosystems, and the geophysical environment.

Environment and Society, 3/E, covers the connections between a range of easily-recognizable human and environmental issues, such as:

Resource issues and pollution Population growth, food, and consumption issues Energy and technology issues Climate change, uncertain risks, and "megaproblems" Sustainability, inequality, and social change Environmentalism and environmental movements Environmental politics and policy Globalization and environmental problems

New topics in the third edition include: "greenhouse diplomacy," issues involving the transition to alternate fuels from our current energy system, ecological modernization, and emissions trading. Updated topics include: environmental racism, environmental attitudes in the United States and around the globe, and the role of NGO's and large multilateral organizations in international agreements on environmental issues.

Truly multidisciplinary in approach, Environment and Society, 3/E, offers fascinating insight into important environmental concerns.

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Sarah-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was REALLY spendy...so it better be good!

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Difficult and mechanical to read at times, but describes in detail issues faced world-wide in the field of environmental sociology.