Автор: [автор не указан] Год: 2012 Издание:Книга по Требованию Страниц: 214 ISBN: 9780857454553 Environment and society Volume 2 • 2011 The field of research on environment and society is growing rapidly and becoming of ever-greater importance not only in academia but also in policy circles and for the public at large. This growth reflects the urgency of debate and the pace and scale of change with respect to the water crisis, deforestation, biodiversity loss, the looming energy crisis, nascent resource wars, environmental refugees, climate change, and environmental justice, which are just some of the many compelling challenges facing society today and in the future. It also reflects the richness and insights of scholarship exploring diverse cultural forms, social phenomena, and political-economic formations in which society and nature are intricately intertwined, if not indistinguishable. Published in association with the Earth Institute of Columbia University, Environment and Society publishes critical reviews of the latest research literature on environmental...
