Environment and Global Modernity

ISBN-10
1446220133
ISBN-13
9781446220139
Category
Global environmental change
Pages
257
Language
English
Published
2000
Authors
Frederick H. Buttel, Gert Spaargaren, A. P. J. Mol

Description

This accomplished book argues that we can only make sense of environmental issues if we consider them as part of a more encompassing process of social transformation. It asks whether there is an emerging consensus between social scientists on the central issues in the debate on environmental change, and if concerns about the environment constitute a major prop to the process of globalization? The book provides a thorough discussion of the central themes in environmental sociology, identifying two traditions: ecological modernization theory and risk society theory.

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