Environment and Society

Climate Change and Sustainable Development
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-34206-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 406 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 848 g

This book presents a comprehensive, lucid, and accessible approach to environmental sociology. It traces the origin of environmental sociology and examines the realist–constructionist debate in ecology for a holistic exploration of the field.

The volume:

- Presents a step-by-step systematic approach to the study of environmental sociology

- Includes case studies from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas and introduces theoretical perspectives from Asia, Africa, and South America to provide a more comprehensive view of the field

- Has separate chapters on sustainable development and climate change

- Discusses ecological movements in India and highlights environmental issues of the Global South

A key text for undergraduates, postgraduates, and civil services aspirants, this book goes beyond western scholarship to include indigenous approaches to the field. It will be indispensable for students of sociology, climate change, environmental studies, and sustainable development.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sharma, Subhash

Sharma, Kshipra

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Environmental Sociology: Its Origin and Concerns 2: Approaches to Environment and Society 3. Sustainable Development: Concept, Principles and Practice 4. Development, Displacement and Rehabilitation 5. Ecological Movements in India 6. Global Environmental Politics 7. Climate Change and Society8: Global Environmental Issues 9. Commons for the Communities: A Critique of the 'Tragedy of Commons'

Über Autor(innen)

Subhash Sharma is an Independent Scholar and Development Practitioner with over two dozen books published in English and Hindi. His book on human rights was awarded the first prize by National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, in 2011.

Kshipra Sharma is an Assistant Professor at Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi, India.