Environmental
Sociology: A Social Constructionist Perspective (Environment and Society)
Book by John A. Hannigan, Routledge
1997 Environment/Planning
"A convenient and useful survey of a growing subdiscipline. Students looking for an
overview of environmental sociology will find it here."--This text refers to the
Library Binding edition.
Hannigan explores the links between sociology and the environment, discusses the rise of
eco-politics, the concept of the risk society, the media study of the environment and
specific environmental case study issues - eg acid rain, agriculture and food production.
The
Sociology of Energy, Buildings and the Environment : Constructing Knowledge, Designing
Practice (Global Environmental Change)
Book by Simon Guy, Elizabeth Shove
Focusing upon energy conservation and the built environment, this book engages with areas
of debate and policy currently dominated by technologists and natural scientists. Based
upon empirical research, the book develops a sociological analysis of the science and
technology of sustainability and energy efficiency.
(Taylor and Francis) A text offering a sociological perspective on today's environmental
debates, on subjects such as energy consumption, environmental policy, and energy
research. Three case studies support the main argument. For students, sociologists, and
environmentalists. DLC: Energy conservation.
Environment
and Community Empowerment (Research in Community Sociology , Vol 7) (Hardcover)
Book by Danesh A. Chekki (Editor)
Environment
and Global Modernity (SAGE Series in International Sociology)
Book by Gert Spaargaren (Editor), Arthur P J Mol (Editor), Frederick
H Buttel (Editor)
This accomplished book argues that we can only make sense of environmental issues if we
consider them as part of a more encompassing process of social transformation. It asks
whether there is an emerging consensus between social scientists on the central issues in
the debate on environmental change, and if concerns about the environment constitute a
major prop to the process of globalization? The book provides a thorough discussion of the
central themes in environmental sociology, identifying two traditions: ecological
modernization theory and risk society theory.
The
Ecology of Place: Planning for Environment, Economy, and Community
Book by Timothy Beatley, Kristy Manning
Current patterns of land use and development are at once socially, economically, and
environmentally destructive. Sprawling low-density development literally devours natural
landscapes while breeding a pervasive sense of social isolation and exacerbating a vast
array of economic problems. As more and more counties begin to look more and more the
same, hope for a different future may seem to be fading. But alternatives do exist.
The Ecology of Place, Timothy Beatley and Kristy Manning describe a world in which land is
consumed sparingly, cities and towns are vibrant and green, local economies thrive, and
citizens work together to create places of eduring value. They present a holistic and
compelling approach to repairing and enhancing communities, introducing a vision of
"sustainable places" that extends beyond traditional architecture and urban
design to consider not just the physical layout of a development but the broad set of ways
in which communities are organized and operate.
Human
Impact on the Natural Environment: Past, Present, And Future - 6th edition (December 30,
2005) Book by Andrew Goudie
Mexican
Americans And The Environment: Tierra Y Vida (The Mexican American Experience) (Paperback)
(March, 2005)
Book by Devon Gerardo Pena
Addressing the struggle for environmental justice, grassroots democracy, and a sustainable
society from a variety of Mexican American perspectives, this book draws on the ideas and
experiences of people from all walks of life--activists, farmworkers, union organizers,
land managers, educators, and many others--who provide a clear overview of the most
critical ecological issues facing Mexican-origin people today. Peņa provides an
environmental history for both sides of the border and shows how contemporary
environmental justice struggles in Mexican American communities have challenged dominant
concepts of environmentalism.
From the Back Cover
Mexican Americans have traditionally had a strong land ethic, believing that humans must
respect la tierra because it is the source of la vida. As modern market forces exploit the
earth, communities struggle to control their own ecological futures, and several studies
have recorded that Mexican Americans are more impacted by environmental injustices than
are other national-origin groups. In our countryside, agricultural workers are poisoned by
pesticides, while farmers have lost ancestral lands to expropriation. And in our polluted
inner cities, toxic wastes sicken children in their very playgrounds and homes. This book
explores the relationship between ecology and culture in the Mexican American experience,
showing students its relevance in the context of environmental risks that affect all of
us. It addresses the struggle for environmental justice, grassroots democracy, and a
sustainable society from a variety of Mexican American perspectives, drawing on the ideas
and experiences of people from all walks of life--activists, farmworkers, union
organizers, land managers, educators, and many others--who provide a clear overview of the
most critical ecological issues facing Mexican-origin people today. The text is organized
to first provide a general introduction to ecology, from both scientific and political
perspectives. It then presents an environmental history for Mexican-origin people on both
sides of the border, showing that the ecologically sustainable Norteņo land use practices
were eroded by the conquest of El Norte by the United States. It finally offers a critique
of the principal schools of American environmentalism and introduces the organizations and
struggles of Mexican Americans in contemporary ecological politics. Devon Peņa contrasts
tenets of radical environmentalism with the ecological beliefs and grassroots struggles of
Mexican-origin people, then shows how contemporary environmental justice struggles in
Mexican American communities have challenged dominant concepts of environmentalism.
Sociological
Theory and the Environment (January 28, 2002)
Book by Riley E. Dunlap (Editor), Frederick H. Buttel, Peter Dickens, August
Gijswijt
This comprehensive survey and assessment of sociological theories of the relations between
societies and their natural biophysical environment touches on and addresses virtually all
of the major perspectives, focal points, and debates in environmental sociology today. At
the same time, the book aims to go beyond an inventory of environmental sociological
theory by stressing how new ground can be broken in the articulation of environmental
sociology with major classical and contemporary sociological theories. Visit our website
for sample chapters!
Riley E. Dunlap is Boeing Distinguished Professor of Environmental Sociology at Washington
State University and Past President of the International Sociological Association's
Research Committee on Environment and Society. Frederick H. Buttel is Professor of Rural
Sociology and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is
currently President of the Environment and Society Research Committee of the International
Sociological Association. Peter Dickens is Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Social and
Political Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK. He is also Fellow and Director of Studies
at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. August Gijswijt retired as an environmental sociologist
from the University of Amsterdam in 1998. In 1990 he and Gyorgy Szell founded the Research
Committee on Environment and Science.
Risk,
Environment and Society: Ongoing Debates, Current Issues and Future Prospects (Issues in
Society) (June 14, 2002)
Book by Piet Strydom
“Risk, Environment and Society is an inventive and core text within the framework of
risk studies, and should be read first by any scholar interrested in that field. If you
are a newcomer in that field, this is the book to begin with, because it is clear and
extensive. … Among recent books, I can't think of a more useful scholarly achievement
in risk studies, making Piet Strydom one of the true leading theorists in his
discipline."
Sociological Research On-Line
How and why have the closed expert debates of past decades become an open public discourse
about nuclear, environmental and biotechnological risks?
What can a cultural and institutional analysis reveal about risks and their social
construction?
Is it possible to develop a new critical theory of the risk society?
This book offers an overview and analysis of nuclear, global environmental and
biotechnological dangers, threats and hazards in the context of public debates about risk
from the 1950s to the present. It considers what impact these risks and debates are having
on society, transforming underlying cultural assumptions (for example about nature) but
also public communication, social institutions, and even the way society is organized.
Piet Strydom reconstructs public debates and social scientific theories to provide a fresh
approach to the risk society. From this comes a new theoretical perspective for studying
the emerging social conditions of the twenty-first century. The result is a penetrating
and essential text for students and researchers across a range of areas including
sociology, environmental studies, politics, and cultural and communications studies.
Book Info
Offers an overview and analysis of nuclear, global environmental and biotechnological
threats and hazards in the context of public debates about risk from the 1950s to the
present.
Environment
and Social Theory (Routledge Introductions to Environment)
Book by John Barry
Environment and Social Theory provides a concise introduction to the relationship between
the environment and social theory, both historically and within contemporary social
theory.
Rural
Sociology and the Environment
Book by Donald R. Field, William R. Burch
Rural Sociology and the Environment traces the origin and development of the sociology of
natural resources practiced by Rural Sociologists since the turn of the century. The 135
page book is a recognition of the interplay of environment and human behavior as a basis
for understanding of rural life, its problems and opportunities. An ecological perspective
which permeates Rural Sociology is described and a contemporary ecological framework for
examining natural resource issues of the day is introduced. An exhaustive and user
friendly bibliography accompanies each chapter.
William Burch is the Hixon Professor of Natural Resource Management in Forestry and
Environmental Studies and the Institute of Social and Policy Studies at Yale University.
Donald Field is a professor in the Department of Forest Ecology and Management and the
Department of Rural Sociology at the University of Wisconsin.
Sociology
of Environment (Hardcover) by Pawar, Patil
The
Sociology of the Environment (International Library of Critical Writings in Sociology, 3
Volume Set) (Hardcover)
Book by Graham Woodgate, Michael Redclift (Editor)
Women
Pioneers for the Environment
Book by Mary Joy Breton
From Publishers Weekly
Breton effectively profiles 42 19th- and 20th-century women from around the world who
broke with traditional subservient roles as housewives and mothers and became dynamic
environmental activists. A few of her subjects worked behind the scenes, such as Harriet
Hemenway, a founder of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, and Katharine Ordway, preserver
of tallgrass prairies. Most, however, have been outspoken and highly visible: Lois Gibbs
mobilized the Love Canal Homeowners' Association; Cathy Hinds fought for the cleanup of a
toxic-waste dump site in Maine; Michiko Ishimuri crusaded for the victims of methyl
mercury near Minamata Bay in Japan; Hazel Henderson, an authority on global economics and
human development issues, was labeled by corporate CEOs the "most dangerous woman in
America." Some?such as Judi Bari, crippled by a car bomb while fighting to save the
California redwood forests, and Dai Qing, imprisoned for her opposition to the Three
Gorges Dam in China?have risked their lives. Breton, a former vice-president of the
National Audubon Society, has created stirring portraits that describe the ecological
problems that motivated these women, show how they challenged male-dominated power
structures and emphasize the special insights they brought as women to the issues. They
are inspirations for anyone bucking the odds to protect the environment. Photos. Editors,
Scott Brassart and John Weingartner.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
YA-An introduction to women who struggled to maintain and improve the environment during
the last 300 years. Each one is briefly profiled in a larger chapter of similar activists.
An effort is made to show the political and social context in which each individual had to
work. Amrita Devi, for instance, clung to a tree to prevent a maharajah's soldiers from
destroying a sacred forest. She was axed to death along with her three daughters and 350
other protesters before the day ended. Rachel Carson and her present-day counterpart, Theo
Colborn, are given full treatment, as are Lois Gibbs and Bella Abzug. Breton also
describes Tatyana Artyomkina's quest to educate the Russian people in eco-issues and Dai
Qing's efforts to prevent the building of an ecologically destructive dam in China. A
readable book that introduces important issues.
Carol DeAngelo, Kings Park Library, Burke, VA
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