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UNINA9910172255503321 |
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Social theory and the global environment / / edited by Michael Redclift and Ted Benton |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1994 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-83303-2 |
1-134-83304-0 |
1-138-17608-7 |
1-280-32048-6 |
0-203-42790-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (280 p.) |
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Collana |
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Global environmental change series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RedcliftM. R |
BentonTed <1942-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social ecology |
Social sciences |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Global Environmental Change Programme." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Social Theory and the Global Environment; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. Biology and Social Theory in the Environmental Debate; 3. Sociology and the Environment: Discordant Discourse?; 4. The Limits to Neoclassicism: Towards an Institutional Environmental Economics; 5. Running Out of Time: Global Crisis and Human Engagement; 6. Gender Analysis and Environmentalisms; 7. Social Movements and Environmental Change; 8. Scientific Knowledge and the Global Environment |
9. Facing Global Warming: the Interactions Between Science and Policy-making in the European Community10. Global Sociology and Global Environmental Change; 11. Environmental Sociology and Global Environmental Change: A Critical Assessment; 12. Sustaining Developments in Environmental Sociology; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book marks a watershed in the social sciences. The qualitative, critical perspective of sociology and allied disciplines challenges the technocentric `managerialism' which dominates environmental policy, its discourse and its impact. The authors explore the relationship |
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