Book description
Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction
is an overview of the diverse conceptual tools and traditions for
thinking about, explaining and addressing the environmental challenges
we face in the contemporary world.
- Provides an introduction to the environmental challenges we face
in the contemporary world through foundational theoretical ideas
illustrated with concrete, everyday examples
- Utilizes compelling, conversational language to expound on theory,
history, and scientific topics, making the text accessible to a
diverse readership
- Draws upon contemporary theoretical understandings in
nature/society theory while demonstrating through practice and deployment
- Includes discussion of key historical events, topical issues, and
policies, as well as scientific concepts
Paul Robbins
is a Professor in the School of Geography and Development at the
University of Arizona, Tucson. His current research centers on the
relationships between individuals, environmental actors, and the
institutions that connect them. Robbins is also the author of
Political Ecology: A Critical Introduction
(2004) and
Lawn People: How Grasses Weeds and Chemicals Make us Who
We Are
(2007).
John Hintz is Assistant Professor of Geography and Geosciences
at the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. His current research
focuses on land use conflicts, environmental policy, and the US
environmental movement. He has most recently published in the journals
Capitalism Nature Socialism and Ethics, Place and Environment.
Sarah A. Moore is Assistant Professor in the School of
Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Her
research focuses on urban development politics, urban environmental
issues, and environmental justice in the United States and Latin
America. Her publications include articles in the Professional
Geographer and Society and Natural Resources.
