{"product_id":"environment-and-society-9781405187619","title":"Environment and Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnvironment and Society: A Critical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e is an overview of the diverse conceptual tools and traditions for thinking about, explaining and addressing the environmental challenges we face in the contemporary world.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an introduction to the environmental challenges we face in the contemporary world through foundational theoretical ideas illustrated with concrete, everyday examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUtilizes compelling, conversational language to expound on theory, history, and scientific topics, making the text accessible to a diverse readership\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws upon contemporary theoretical understandings in nature\/society theory while demonstrating through practice and deployment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion of key historical events, topical issues, and policies, as well as scientific concepts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Combining theory and case material, this title provides an accessible insight into one of the most important issues of our time.\" \u003ci\u003e(The Environmentalist, May 2010)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures.  \u003cp\u003eList of Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Text Boxes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction: The View from Clifton Bridge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is This Book?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Approaches and Perspectives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Population and Scarcity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Crowded Desert City.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem of \"Geometric\" Growth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation, Development, and Environment Impact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Other Side of the Coin: Population and Innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimits to Population: An Effect Rather than a Cause?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking with Population.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Markets and Commodities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Environmental Bads: The Coase Theorem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarket Failure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarket-Based Solutions to Environmental Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Market Failure: Gaps between Nature and Economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking with Markets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Institutions and \"The Commons\".\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControlling Carbon?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Prisoner's Dilemma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tragedy of the Commons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evidence and Logic of Collective Action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrafting Sustainable Environmental Institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre All Commoners Equal? Does Scale Matter?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking with Institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Environmental Ethics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Price of Cheap Meat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImproving Nature: From Biblical Tradition to John Locke.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGifford Pinchot vs. John Muir in Yosemite, California.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAldo Leopold and \"The Land Ethic\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberation for Animals!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolism, Scientism, and Pragmatism? Oh My!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking with Ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Risks and Hazards.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Flood of 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironments as Hazard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem of Risk Perception.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk as Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Risk: The Political Economy of Hazards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking with Hazards and Risk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Political Economy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Strange Logic of \"Under-pollution\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor, Accumulation, and Crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProduction of Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Capitalism and the Ecology of Uneven Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Reproduction and Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironments and Economism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking with Political Economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Social Construction of Nature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo You Say It’s \"Natural\"?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limits of Constructivism: Science, Relativism, and the Very Material World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking with Construction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Objects of Concern.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Carbon Dioxide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStuck in Pittsburgh Traffic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Short History of CO2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstitutions: Climate Free-Riders and Carbon Cooperation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarkets: Trading More Gases, Buying Less Carbon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Economy: Who Killed the Atmosphere?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Carbon Puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Trees.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChained to a Tree in Berkeley California.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Short History of Trees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation and Markets: The Forest Transition Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Economy: Accumulation and Deforestation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics, Justice, and Equity: Should Trees Have Standing?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tree Puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Wolves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJanuary 12, 1995, Yellowstone National Park.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Short History of Wolves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics: Rewilding the Northeast.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstitutions: Stakeholder Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Construction: Of Wolves and Men Masculinity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wolf Puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Tuna.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlood Tuna.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Short History of Tuna.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarkets and Commodities: Eco-Labels to the Rescue?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Economy: Re-regulating Fishery Economies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics and Ecocentrism: The Social Construction of Charismatic Species.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tuna Puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Bottled Water.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Tale of Two Bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Short History of Bottled Water.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation: Bottling for Scarcity?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk: Health and Safety in a Bottle?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Economy: Manufacturing Demand on an Enclosed Commons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bottled Water Puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 French Fries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMMM-MMM Good.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Short History of the Fry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Analysis: Eating What We Choose and Choosing What We Eat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Economy: Eat Fries or Else!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics: Protecting or Engineering Potato Heritage?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe French Fry Puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407919554903,"sku":"9781405187619","price":87.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405187619.jpg?v=1730500957","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/environment-and-society-9781405187619","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}