Climate change and social ecology : a new perspective on the climate challenge / Stephen M. Wheeler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheeler, Stephen M., 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Social ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although strategies to prevent global warming - such as by conserving energy, relying on solar and wind power, and reducing motor vehicle use - are well-known, societies have proved unable to implement these measures with the necessary speed. They have also been unwilling to confront underlying issues such as overconsumption, overpopulation, inequity, and dysfunctional political systems. Political and social obstacles have prevented the adoption of improved technologies, which would provide only a partial solution in any case if the fundamental causes of greenhouse gas emissions aren't add

Contents:

Cover; Climate change and social ecology; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. A century of climate change; 3. Fifty years of the sustainability movement; 4. Still off the table: Consumption, mobility, population, and equality; 5. Storyline 1: Over the cliff; 6. Storyline 2: A sustainable society; 7. The nature of social ecology; 8. Planning for social evolution; 9. Getting from here to there; 10. Conclusion; Notes; Recommended reading and sources; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-34417-9

1-280-68360-0

9786613660541

1-136-34418-7

0-203-12423-5

9780203124239

OCLC:

804665803