Environmental Change and the World's Futures - Ecologies, ontologies and mythologies (Paperback)

Climate change and ecological instability have the potential to disrupt human societies and their futures. Cultural, social and ethical life in all societies is directed towards a future that can never be observed, and never be directly acted upon, and yet is always interacting with us. Thinking and acting towards the future involves efforts of imagination that are linked to our sense of being in the world and the ecological pressures we experience. The three key ideas of this book - ecologies, ontologies and mythologies - help us understand the ways people in many different societies attempt to predict and shape their futures. Each chapter places a different emphasis on the linked domains of environmental change, embodied experience, myth and fantasy, politics, technology and intellectual reflection, in relation to imagined futures. The diverse geographic scope of the chapters includes rural Nepal, the islands of the Pacific Ocean, Sweden, coastal Scotland, North America, and remote, rural and urban Australia. This book will appeal to researchers and students in anthropology, sociology, environmental studies, cultural studies, psychology and politics.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies
Release date:	April 2017
First published:	2016
Editors:	Jonathan Paul Marshall • Linda Connor
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	286
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-05661-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > Biodiversity Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General
LSN:	1-138-05661-8
Barcode:	9781138056619

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