“environment and society”

This book on the applied aspects of environmental geology encapsulates a geologist's concern that people are selling their future to finance their present. Geology, Environment and Society explores subjects of ecosystem structure; soil and mineral resources and their conservation; hydrogeology and w... More

This book offers a critical overview of the sociological discussions dealingwith the interrelationship of environment and society. Combining theoreticalstudies with a sensitivity to the concern of environment policy and practice, itprovides an excellent introduction to an expanding and immensely imp... More

This book has been written to meet the requirements of undergraduate students of humanities and commerce disciplines. An effort has been made to simplify complex scientific concepts and sensitize students towards social and economic issues.... More

First published in 1994 and now reprinted with a new foreword updating the situation from the original edition Environment and Society: The Enduring Conflict explores environmental problems - coherently and theoretically - from both a political and economic point of view. By illustrating the root ca... More

Following the report by the World Commission on Environment and Development, research efforts devoted to sustainable development were promoted by the Swedish Council for Planning and Coordination of Research (FRN). With its fifteen essays by Swedish scholars on different aspects of society -- enviro... More

Booklist 2007 Editor's Choice"This superb interdisciplinary work should find a place on the shelves of every public and academic library that has the least bit of interest in environment issues-which should mean just about all." -Booklist (Starred Review)Where does the environment leave off and soci... More

"We are what we eat," An introduction to questions and ethical issues about food, cuisines, and agriculture today from multiple perspectives: food access, well-being, history, society, ecology, and new technologies.... More