Society and the environment [electronic resource] : pragmatic solutions to ecological issues / Michael Carolan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carolan, Michael S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental sociology.

Environmentalism--Social aspects.

Environmentalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (826 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Westview Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A new way to understand global environmental issues, emphasizing the interaction between the social and material worlds in order to expand students' sociological imagination and to illustrate possible solutions.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Brief Table of Contents; Expanded Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Individuals, Societies, and Pragmatic Environmentalism; Part I: Living in a Material World; 2 Greenhouse Gases: Warmer Isn't Better; 3 Waste: Our Sinks Are Almost Sunk; 4 Biodiversity: Society Wouldn't Exist Without It; 5 Water: There's No Substitute; Part II: At the Intersection of Ecology and Society; 6 Population: A Problem of Quantity or Quality?; 7 Transportation: Beyond Air Pollution; 8 Food: From Farm to Fork; 9 Energy Production: Our Sun-ny Prospects

Part III: Organizing a Sustainable Society10 Political Economy: Making Markets Fair and Sustainable; 11 Governance: Biases and Blind Spots; 12 Inequality and Growth: Prosperity for All; Part IV: Shifting the Focus to Results; 13 From Our Beliefs to Our Behaviors: Pragmatic Environmentalism in Action; Glossary; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-313) and index.

ISBN:

0-8133-4595-2