Cultures of environmentalism: empirical studies in environmental sociology

As environmental issues increasingly impinge on society, sociologists have turned their attention to nature and the environment. This book concentrates on empirical studies in environmental sociology, showing what sociologists bring to current debates and demonstrating how sociologists can best pursue practical work on environmental topics. INDICE: Introduction: Studying Environmental Issues Sociologically - PART I: CULTURES OF MOVEMENT: THE SOCIOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENTS AND PROBLEMS- Social Movement Theory and the Character of Environmental Social Movements - Shell, a Sure Target for Global Environmental Campaigning? [with John Forrester] - How Environmental Problems Come to be 'Global': Sociological Perspectives on the Globalization of the Environment - PART II: STUDIES OF THE ENVIRONMENT, LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY - Bog Standards: Contesting Conservation Value at a Public Inquiry - Independence and Impartiality in Legal Defences of the Environment - Modelling the Environment: Participation, Trust and Legitimacy in Urban Air-Quality Models - PART III: CULTURES OF KNOWING AND PROVING: SCIENCE, EVIDENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT - Green Ambivalence about Science - Mad about the Buoy: Trust and Method in the Brent Spar Controversy - Genetically Modified Organisms and the Unbearable Irresolution of Testing - The Value of Environmental Sociology: Towards a Sociology of the Sustainable Society - Bibliographic References

• ISBN: 978-0-230-23711-7
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 216
• Fecha Publicación: 28/08/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés