Synopsis:
Environmental sociology attempts to "elucidate the complex nature of human interactions with(in) nature," in the words of editors Redclift (international environmental policy, King's College, U. of London, UK) and Woodgate (environmental studies, Institute for the Study of the Americas, U. of London), who follow up on their earlier collection, The International Handbook of Environmental Sociology (1998), with a selection of 30 previously published articles addressing many of the same concerns of the earlier volume. The newer collection suggests that other concerns are beginning to come to the fore however, including the relationship between the state and the environment and the emergence of a post-structural political ecology that seeks to combine structural and cultural perspectives. Broadly speaking, the articles address social theory and the environment; ecological modernization; society, nature and knowledge, and the formulation and implementation of public policy; globalization, the state, and environmental governance; and agriculture, food, and sustainable rural development. The papers were originally published between 1996 and 2002 in such journals and compilations as Society and Natural Resources , Advances in Human Ecology , American Journal of Sociology , Urban Studies , and Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning . Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
About the Author:
Edited by Michael R. Redclift, Professor of International Environmental Policy, King’s College, University of London, UK and Graham Woodgate, Lecturer in Environmental Studies, Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London, UK
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