Environment across Cultures (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)

Disparate perceptions and conceptual frameworks of environment and the relationship between humans and nature often lead to confusion, constraints on co-operation and collaboration and even conflict when society tries to deal with todaya (TM)s urgent and complex environment research and policy challenges. Such disparities in perception and "world view" are driven by many factors. They include differences in culture, religion, ethical frameworks, scientific methodologies and approaches, disciplines, political, social and philosophical traditions, life styles and consumption patterns as well as alternative economic paradigms. Distribution of poverty or wealth between north and south may thus be seen as consequence of the above mentioned disparities, which is a challenge for ita (TM)s universal reasoned evaluation. This volume discusses a wide range of factors influencing "Environment across Cultures" with a view to identifying ways and means to better understand, reflect and manage such disparities within future global environmental research and policy agendas for bridging the gap between ecology and economy as well as between societies. The book is based upon the results of a scientific symposium on this topic and covers the following sections: Cross Cultural Perception of Environment; Ethics and Nature; Environment, Sustainability and Society. Corresponding contributions were made by well-known scientific authors representing different cultural spheres in accordance with the inter-cultural approach of this effort.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment, 19
Release date:	October 2003
First published:	2003
Assisted by:	Katharina Mader
Editors:	E. Ehlers • Carl Friedrich Gethmann
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	217
Edition:	2003 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-40384-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General Promotions
LSN:	3-540-40384-1
Barcode:	9783540403845

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