A concise overview of this multidisciplinary field, presenting key
concepts, central issues, and current research, along with concrete
examples and case studies. The emergence of the environmental
humanities as an academic discipline early in the twenty-first
century reflects the growing conviction that environmental problems
cannot be solved by science and technology alone. This book offers
a concise overview of this new multidisciplinary field, presenting
concepts, issues, current research, concrete examples, and case
studies. Robert Emmett and David Nye show how humanists, by
offering constructive knowledge as well as negative critique, can
improve our understanding of such environmental problems as global
warming, species extinction, and over-consumption of the earth's
resources. They trace the genealogy of environmental humanities
from European, Australian, and American initiatives, also showing
its cross-pollination by postcolonial and feminist theories. Emmett
and Nye consider a concept of place not synonymous with localism,
the risks of ecotourism, and the cultivation of wild areas. They
discuss the decoupling of energy use and progress, and point to
OECD countries for examples of sustainable development. They
explain the potential for science to do both good and harm, examine
dark visions of planetary collapse, and describe more positive
possibilities-alternative practices, including localization and
degrowth. Finally, they examine the theoretical impact of new
materialism, feminism, postcolonial criticism, animal studies, and
queer ecology on the environmental humanities.
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