J. Cherni

Economic Growth Versus the Environment

The Politics of Wealth, Health and Air Pollution

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Judith A. Cherni presents a critical text of interdisciplinary research and a theoretical argued case for analyzing a physical/social problem with a political economic approach. The author identifies the convergence of global economic growth trends and the localization of environmental and health risks. Backed by scientific findings, she challenges the exclusive use of the natural sciences for explanation. Drawing also on participatory knowledge of local residents, she uses an original database of a large household survey in Houston, US.

Produktdetails

• Global Issues
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-42564-8
• 1st ed. 2002
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 332g
• ISBN-13: 9781349425648
• ISBN-10: 1349425648
• Artikelnr.: 45075586

Autorenporträt

JUDITH A. CHERNI is Fellow Research Lecturer at the Department of the Environment and Technology, Imperial College, London. She has published book chapters and articles on globalization, modern risks, and local change.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables List of Figures List of Plates Acronyms Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Literature on Urban Pollution and Health Theory and Practice of Growth and Degradation of Nature Local Change and Globalization Monitored and Reported Local Air Pollution Social Inequality and Environmental Health Partial Betrayal of Environmental Protection and Local Risks Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index Appendix Bibliography Index

Rezensionen

'...general readers, undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers...will find this volume of some use.' - A.A. Batabyal, Choice