Structural Human Ecology

New Essays in Risk, Energy, and Sustainability
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-87422-317-0
Verlag: Washington State University Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 372 g

The desire to understand people's influence on ecosystems has inspired scientific studies and analyses of the stress individuals and communities place on the environment, human well-being, and the tradeoffs between them. As an emerging discipline, Structural Human Ecology is devoted to unlocking the dynamic links between population, environment, social organization, and technology. The new field offers cutting-edge research in risk analysis that can be used to evaluate environmental policies and thus help citizens and societies worldwide learn how to most effectively mitigate human impacts on the biosphere. The essays in this volume were presented by leading international scholars at a 2011 symposium honoring the late Dr. Eugene Rosa, then Boeing Distinguished Professor of Environmental Sociology at WSU.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Paul EhrlichSection I
Theoretical and Conceptual Issues1. Introduction to Structural Human Ecology
Thomas Dietz and Andrew K. Jorgenson2. Metatheoretical Foundations of Post-Normal Prediction
Richard York3. Epistemology, Ontology, and the Practice of Structural Human Ecology
Thomas DietzSection II
Risk4. Perspectives on Risks and Concerns with Respect to Climate Engineering
Ortwin Renn, Nadine Bratchatzek, Sylvia Hiller, and Dirk Scheer5. Opportunities and Dilemmas in Managing Risk and Uncertainty
Roger E. Kasperson6. Design Principles for Governing Risks from Emerging Technologies
Paul C. SternSection III
Structural Human Ecology of Nations7. Energy and Electricity in Industrial Nations
Allan Mazur8. Population, Affluence, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Continuing Significance of Structural Human Ecology and the Utility of STIRPAT
Andrew K. Jorgenson9. The Implications of Structural Human Ecology for Environmental Concern's Global Reach
Sandra T. Marquart-PyattSection IV
Directions for the Future10. Context Matters: Eugene A. Rosa's Lessons for Structural Human Ecology
Thomas DietzContributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas Dietz is Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy and Assistant Vice President for Environmental Research at Michigan State University. Andrew K. Jorgenson, Ph.D., conducts comparative-international research on the political-economy and human ecology of environmental change and public health. He is professor and director of graduate studies in sociology at the University of Utah, as well as a faculty affiliate of the Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program and an affiliate investigator for the Institute for Policy and International Affairs. His research has been published in dozens of scholarly journals.