Michael S Carolan

Society and the Environment (eBook, PDF)

Pragmatic Solutions to Ecological Issues

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Without focusing entirely on what is wrong with the world around us, the third edition of Society and the Environment centers its discussion on realistic solutions to the problems that pervade and examines current controversies within a socio-organizational context.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000758474
• Artikelnr.: 58789528

Autorenporträt

Michael Carolan is Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Affairs at Colorado State University, where he teaches courses in environmental sociology and the sociology of food and agriculture. His books include The Real Cost of Cheap Food (Earthscan), No One Eats Alone: Food as a Social Enterprise (Island Press), and The Food Sharing Revolution: How Start-Ups, Pop-Ups, and Co-Ops Are Changing the Way We Eat (Island Press). He also mentors and supervises students in sustainability-related research around the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Inhaltsangabe

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 Sunkfcase
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 Society
10. 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
GlossaryReferences

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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 Sunkfcase

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 Society

10. 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