Radical Ecology

The Search for a Livable World
2. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-415-93577-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 591 g

Reihe: Revolutionary Thought and Radical Movements

This is a new edition of the classic examination of major philosophical, ethical, scientific and economic roots of environmental problems which examines the ways that radical ecologists can transform science and society in order to sustain life on this planet. It features a new Introduction from the author, a thorough updating of chapters, and two entirely new chapters on recent Global Movements and Globalization and the Environment.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Merchant, Carolyn

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Soziale & wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von Umweltfaktoren
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltsoziologie, Umweltpsychologie, Umweltethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Umweltsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: What is Radical Ecology?; Part 1 Problems; Chapter 1 The Global Ecological Crisis; Chapter 2 Science and Worldviews; Chapter 3 Environmental Ethics and Political Conflict; Part 2 Thought; Chapter 4 Deep Ecology; Chapter 5 Spiritual Ecology; Chapter 6 Social Ecology; Part 3 Movements; Chapter 7 Green Politics; Chapter 8 Ecofeminism; Chapter 9 Anti-Globalization and Sustainability; conclusion Conclusion: The Radical Ecology Movement;

Über Autor(innen)

Carolyn Merchant is Professor of Environmental History, Philosophy and Ethics in the Department of Conservation and Resource Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology, and the Scientific Revolution and Ecological Revolutions: Nature, Gender, and Science in New England.