Nature & the environment / the editors of Salem Press.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Editors of Salem Press, author.

Series:

Sociology Reference Guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature--Social aspects.

Nature.

Human ecology--Social aspects.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 59 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.

Place of Publication:

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume investigates the relationship between society and the environment. The study of the natural world is centuries old, yet the detrimental impact of human development on the environment is a relatively new topic that has formally developed in the last century.

Contents:

""Sociology Reference Guide: Nature & the Environment""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Environmental Issues & Society""; ""The Environmental Deficit""; ""Society & the Natural Environment""; ""Environmental Sustainability""; ""Sociology of the Built Environment""; ""Trends in Global Population Growth""; ""Public Safety: Natural Disasters""; ""Animals & Human Society""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 11, 2014).

ISBN:

9781429834766

1429834765

OCLC:

883331281