Controversies in Environmental Sociology

Table of Contents

Introduction: sociology, society and the environment Rob White
Part I. Social Perspectives:
1. Old traditions and new ages: religions and environments Doug Ezzy
2. Social nature: the environmental challenge to mainstream social theory Stewart Lockie
3 Gender, eco-feminism and the environment Val Plumwood
4. Animals, nature and human interests Lyle Munro
5. Governing environmental harms in a risk society Vaughan Higgins and Kristin Natalier
Part II. Social Trends:
6. When the population clock stops ticking Natalie Jackson
7. Inequality, social differences and environmental resources Roberta Julian
8. Sustainable technology: beyond fix and fixation Aidan Davison
9. Think global, act local: scalar challenges to sustainable development of oceans, coasts and islands Elaine Stratford
10. Citizenship and sustainability: rights, responsibilities and citizen virtues in the global transition Julie Davidson
11. The environmental movement: where to from here? Bruce Tranter
Part III. Social Issues:
12. Moulding and manipulating the news Sharon Beder
13. Agricultural production and the ecological question Geoff Lawrence, Lynda Cheshire and Carol Ackroyd Richards
14. Pathological environments Peter Curson and Lindie Clark
15. Assessing the social consequences of planned interventions Frank Vanclay
16. Criminology, social regulation and environmental harm Rob White.

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