Negotiating Environmental Change - New Perspectives from Social Science (Hardcover)

Major advances have been made recently in environmental social science but the context and importance of this research has also changed. Social and natural science studies of the environment have begun to interact more closely with each other and many analysts now agree that an understanding of environmental problems often depends on an understanding of the attitudes and behaviour of people and organisations. Moreover, policy and public debates have also shown that many assumptions that underpin arguments about sustainable development need to be reconsidered and re-framed. This book by leading researchers presents a critical review of debates in environmental social science over the past decade. Three broad areas are covered in ten chapters: the problems of scientific uncertainty and its role in shaping environmental policy and decisions; the development of institutional frameworks for governing natural resources; and the link between economic and technological change and the environment. The book begins with an overview essay examining how perspectives across environmental social science have shifted over the past decade and looking forward to the emergence of new research agendas. The book is essential reading for all students and scholars interested in social sciences and the environment.

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2003
Editors:	Frans Berkhout • Melissa Leach • Ian Scoones
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-84064-673-3
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	1-84064-673-X
Barcode:	9781840646733

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