The Environment

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How are human societies changing the global environment? Is sustainable development really possible? Can environmental risks be avoided? Is our experience of nature changing? This book shows how questions about the environment cannot beproperly answered without taking a sociological approach. Itprovides a comprehensive guide to the ways in which sociologistshave responded to the challenge of environmental issues as diverseas global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity loss and marinepollution. It also covers sociological ideas such as risk,interpretations of nature, environmental realism, ecologicalmodernization and globalization. Environmentalism and greenpolitics are also introduced. Unlike many other texts in the field,the book takes a long-term view, locating environmental dilemmaswithin the context of social development and globalization. The Environment: A Sociological Introduction is unique inpresenting environmental issues at an introductory level thatassumes no specialist knowledge on the part of readers. The book iswritten in a remarkably clear and accessible style, and uses a richrange of empirical examples from across the globe to illustrate keydebates. A carefully assembled glossary and annotated furtherreading suggestions also help to bring ideas to life. The book will be a valuable resource for students in a range ofdisciplines, including sociology, geography and the environmentalsciences, but also for anyone who wants to get to grips withcontemporary environmental debates.

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Philip W. Sutton

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"This is in every way an excellent textbook." Times Higher Education "This book is an excellent introduction for students new to thisarea of inquiry and should enthuse them to deepen theirinvestigation of some of the most important issues of the 21stcentury." Sociology "In a relaxed and readable style, Sutton introduces keyconcepts with a light touch, illustrating theories with majorevents and relevant contemporary issues." Area "Phillip Sutton has crafted a systematic and thoroughintroduction to the social science of the environment: itsdefinition, transformation, politicization and defence. Heexpansively charts the emergence of the field and points to howglobal changes and politics will affect its future. This book willbecome a key resource for new students of environmental sociologyand a point of engagement for future discussion." Hank Johnston, San Diego State University "Philip Sutton combines an excellent introduction to thesociology of the environment with an innovative approach to thefield. A stimulating and wide-ranging text." Tim Newton, Exeter University "Written for undergraduate students, Philip Sutton's TheEnvironment demands no prior knowledge of sociology. Remainingfaithful to its subject matter, the book ranges freely across humanand environmental sciences. Sutton rejects the "retreat intothe present" that characterizes much contemporary sociologyand frames environmental problems in relation to very long-termprocesses of human social development. This "sociologicalintroduction" is challenging in all the right ways." Stephen Quilley, Keele University
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