Thomas K Rudel

Shocks, States, and Sustainability

The Origins of Radical Environmental Reforms

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Shocks, States, and Sustainability outlines a theory for when we can expect long-term changes toward sustainability. Thomas K. Rudel offers historical comparisons of radical reforms in environmental practices to show that societies become more sustainable in the aftermath of earth-shaking events events that underline the limits of our natural resources.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9780190921026
• ISBN-10: 0190921021
• Artikelnr.: 53773132

Autorenporträt

Thomas K. Rudel is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Human Ecology and Sociology at Rutgers University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Radical Environmental Reforms: A Theory
3. The Great Plains: Soil Conservation during the 'Dirty Thirties'
4. England: Green Belts after World War II
5. Cuba: Agro-Ecological Farming after the Soviet Collapse
6. Coastal Maine: A Catch and Sometimes Release Lobster Fishery
7. The World: Reforms in a Global Environmental Cage
8. Radical Environmental Reforms in Comparative Perspective
9. Conclusions
References