Overview
A sociological approach to human-environment relations Environment and Society relates to a diverse audience and encompasses viewpoints from a variety of natural and social science approaches. This integrative book about human-environment relations connects many issues about human societies, ecological systems, and environments with data and perspectives from different fields of study. Its viewpoint is primarily sociological and it is designed for courses in Environmental Sociology and Environmental Issues, or taught in departments of Sociology, Environmental Studies, Anthropology, Political Science, and Human Geography. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: Understand how environmental problems relate to human behavior, culture, and social institutions Evaluate suggestions for changing the human-environment relationship to a more “sustainable” environment, society, and world order Recognize the importance of worldviews and paradigms that have implicit basic assumptions about the “way the world works” and see how they shape the scholarship of experts in different fields Examine the work and perspectives of economists, political scientists, anthropologists, geographers and policy analysts as they address environmental and ecological issues Note: MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please visit: www.mysearchlab.com or you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySearchLab with Pearson eText (at no additional cost). ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205863639 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205863631
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Author: Charles L. Harper, Jr.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: 5th edition
Dimensions:
Width: 18.00cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 23.20cm
Weight: 0.540kg
ISBN: 9780205820535
ISBN 10: 0205820530
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 03 November 2011
Audience:
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Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9781138206496
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
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Table of Contents
IN THIS SECTION: 1.) BRIEF 2.) COMPREHENSIVE BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1: Environment, Human Systems, and Social Science Chapter 2: Humans and the Resources of the Earth: Sources and Sinks Chapter 3: Global Climate Change Chapter 4: Energy and Society Chapter 5: Population, Environment, and Food Chapter 6: Globalization, Growth, and Sustainability Chapter 7: Transforming Structures: Markets and Politics COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface Chapter 1: Environment, Human Systems, and Social Science Ecocatastrophe or Ecohype? Ecosystems: Concepts and Components Sociocultural Systems Ecosystem and Sociocultural Evolution: Human Ecology Environmental Social Sciences Conclusion: Environment, Ecosystems, and Human Systems Personal Connections Chapter 2: Humans and the Resources of the Earth: Sources and Sinks Land and Soil Water Resources Biodiversity and Forests Wastes and Pollution Conclusion: The Resources of the Earth Personal Connections Chapter 3: Global Climate Change Ozone Depletion and Ultraviolet Radiation Turning Up the Heat: Global Warming Do We Know Enough to Act? Policy Options: What Could Be Done about Global Warming? Personal Connections Chapter 4: Energy and Society A Historical Detour: Recent Energy Crises Energy Problems: Environmental and Social The Energetics of Human Societies The Present Energy System and Its Alternatives Barriers, Transitions, and Energy Policy In Summary: Energy and the Risks We Take Personal Connections Chapter 5: Population, Environment, and Food The Dynamics of Population Change How Serious Is the Problem of World Population Growth? Making Sense Out of This Controversy Population, Food, and Hunger Feeding Eight Billion People in the Next Fifty Years? Stabilizing World Population: Policy Options Conclusion Personal Connections Chapter 6: Globalization, Growth, and Sustainability Globalization Sustainability Growth and Sustainability: Two Perspectives Sustainable Societies? Transformations and Sustainability: Social Change Conclusion: A Transformation to Sustainability? Personal Connections Chapter 7: Transforming Structures: Markets and Politics Markets Politics and Policy Possible Levers for Progress The Global Political Economy and the Environment Conclusion Personal Connections Epilogue References Name Index Subject Index
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Charles Harper is a professor of sociology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. As a member of the faculty there since 1968, he has developed and taught numerous courses in the sociology department. Dr. Harper’s teaching and scholarly interests inolve the study of social change, globalization, the sociology of religion, social theory, and environmental sociology. He has published papers in a variety of academic journals. Along with Environment and Society, Dr. Harper is the author of two other textbooks. Co-authored with Kevin Leicht, his book Exploring Social Change: America and the World (Prentice Hall, 2007) is now in its Fifth Edition. Another book, Food, Society, and Environment (Prentice Hall, 2003) was co-authored with Bryan F. LeBeau. . As an undergraduate, Dr. Harper studied biology and the natural sciences. He received a bachelor’s degree from Central Missouri State University, a Master’s degree in sociology from the University of Missouri, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He and his wife, Anne, live close to Creighton’s campus near a “clan” of adult children, stepchildren, and grandchildren. He also enjoys traveling, bicycling, and reading.
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