Timescapes of Modernity - The Environment and Invisible Hazards (Paperback)

Timescapes of Modernity focuses on time to facilitate a deeper understanding of the interactions between environmental, economic, political and socio-cultural concerns.

Barbara Adam argues that environmental hazards are inescapably tied to the successes of the industrial way of life: global markets and economic growth; large-scale production of food; the speed of transport and communication; the 24 hour society and even democratic politics. Introducing the notion of timescapes, she emphasises the complexity of time and brings to the forefront of socio-environmental concerns the rhythms that permeate this story of industrial success and excess.

With this unique 'timescape' perspective the author dislodges taken-for-granted assumptions about environmental change, enables a reformulation of environmental problems and their cures and provides the potential for innovative new strategies to deal with some of the most severe environmental hazards of our time.

eBook available with sample pages: HB:0415162742

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	Barbara Adam
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-16275-3
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-16275-0
Barcode:	9780415162753

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