{"product_id":"environment-and-society-isbn-9781405187619","title":"Environment and Society","description":"\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  List 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 \"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  \u003cb\u003ePaul Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor in the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, Tucson. His current research centers on the relationships between individuals, environmental actors, and the institutions that connect them. Robbins is also the author of \u003ci\u003ePolitical Ecology: A Critical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eLawn People: How Grasses Weeds and Chemicals Make us Who We Are\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Hintz\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Geography and Geosciences at the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. His current research focuses on land use conflicts, environmental policy, and the US environmental movement. He has most recently published in the journals \u003ci\u003eCapitalism Nature Socialism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEthics, Place and Environment\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah A. Moore\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Her research focuses on urban development politics, urban environmental issues, and environmental justice in the United States and Latin America. Her publications include articles in the \u003ci\u003eProfessional Geographer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSociety and Natural Resources\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  There is a good reason why global climate change, atmospheric pollution, deforestation, and the rapid decline of biodiversity are such hotbed issues. Interactions between human society and the environment have never been more complex – or more critical to our survival – than now. \u003ci\u003eEnvironment and Society: A Critical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e presents readers with a concise overview of the diverse conceptual tools and traditions available for thinking about, explaining, and addressing the crucial environmental challenges we face today. The authors vividly demonstrate how theory can illuminate pressing environmental problems in the world around us by applying the most recent theoretical concepts to a variety of real-world objects – from French fries and wolves to bottled water and carbon dioxide. At the same time, they stress the ways that different, and often conflicting, conclusions about environmental issues can be reached, depending on varying perspectives, starting positions, and assumptions.  \u003cp\u003eAccessible and insightful, this book provides an essential foundation for shaping our understanding of one of the most important issues of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This innovatively structured work, from some of the field's most creative thinkers, sheds fresh light on some familiar but intractable subjects.  This is one of those rare books that holds out the promise that you will think differently after you put it down than you did when you picked it up.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eMichael R. Dove\u003c\/b\u003e, Yale University  \u003cp\u003e\"At last, a text that renders the recent and voluminous research into society-nature relations both accessible and engaging. It succeeds superbly in blending theory and case material, resulting in a rich and challenging text.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eNoel Castree\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Manchester\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"At last a rigorous environmental text suitable for undergraduates based on current theory, so badly needed to move on from the tired platitudes that have dominated discussion over environment and society for the last four decades. I especially appreciated its inclusion of objects ranging from carbon dioxide to french fries, clearly demonstrating how environment and society are inseparably entangled.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJim Proctor\u003c\/b\u003e, Lewis \u0026amp; Clark College\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989143011557,"sku":"NP9781405187619","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405187619.jpg?v=1761782970","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/environment-and-society-isbn-9781405187619","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}