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Environment and Society

A Critical Introduction

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A comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the conceptual tools used to explore real-world environmental problems

Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction, Third Edition demonstrates how theoretical approaches such as environmental ethics, political economy, and social construction work as conceptual tools to identify and clarify contemporary environmental issues. Assuming no background knowledge in the subject, this reader-friendly textbook uses clear language and engaging examples to first describe nine key conceptual tools, and then apply them to a variety of familiar objects¿from bottled water and French fries to trees, wolves, and carbon dioxide. Throughout the text, highly accessible chapters provide insight into the relationship between the environment and present-day society.

Divided into two parts, the text begins by explaining major theoretical approaches for interpreting the environment-society relationship and discussing different