Handbook of Environmental Sociology

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Riley E. Dunlap, William Michelson

ISBN: 0-313-26808-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-26808-3

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616 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 12/30/2001

List Price: $138.95 (UK Sterling Price: £95.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2002

Description: This comprehensive overview of the first quarter-century of American environmental sociology introduces readers to the research and theoretical perspectives in this new field of study. Formally established in 1976 with the formation of the American Sociological Association's Section on Environmental Sociology, the field emerged in response to widespread societal recognition of the significance of environmental problems in the 1970s and has flourished ever since. Focusing on both built and natural environments, this volume provides overviews of key topics in both branches of the field, summarizing and synthesizing existing research in each area.

Although this volume pays ample attention to theoretical perspectives in environmental sociology, it also provides thorough reviews of research on the central topics in the field. Contributors introduce and consider the current work available in such areas as the design of built environments, hazards and disasters, risks, the environmental movement, and impact assessment, among others. This timely and important collection is a must-read for students and scholars specializing in environmental sociology, social ecology, environmental studies, and urban and regional planning.

Table of Contents:

Environmental Sociology: An Introduction by Riley E. Dunlap, William Michelson, and Glenn Stalker
Sociological Theory and the Natural Environment by Frederick H. Buttel and Craig R. Humphrey
Theory and the Sociological Study of the Built Environment by William Michelson and Willem van Vliet--
Socio-Behavioral Qualities of the Built Environment by Sherry Ahrentzen
Macro-Environments and People: Cities, Suburbs, and Metropolitan Areas by David Popenoe and William Michelson
Designing the Built Environment by Leslie Kilmartin
Rural Environments and Agriculture by Don E. Albrecht and Steve H. Murdock
Energy, Society, and Environment by Loren Lutzenhiser, Craig K. Harris, and Marvin E. Olsen
Natural Hazards and Disasters by Joanne M. Nigg and Dennis Mileti
Technological Hazards and Disasters by Steve Kroll-Smith, Stephen R. Couch, and Adeline G. Levine
Risk, Technology, and Society by Thomas Dietz, R. Scott Frey, and Eugene A. Rosa
Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change by Thomas Dietz and Eugene A. Rosa
Social Impact Assessment and Technology Assessment by Kurt Finsterbusch and William R. Freudenburg
The Environmental Movement in the United States by Angela G. Mertig, Riley E. Dunlap and Denton R. Morrison
Environmental Concern: Conceptual and Measurement Issues by Riley E. Dunlap and Robert Emmet Jones
Environmental Sociology in Nonacademic Settings by Barbara A. Payne and Christopher Cluett

About the Author: RILEY E. DUNLAP is Boeing Distinguished Professor of Environmental Sociology at Washington State University. A past Chair of the American Sociological Association's Section on Environmental Sociology and Past President of the International Sociological Association's Research Committee on Environment and Society, he was also recently elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of his contributions to the field of environmental sociology.

WILLIAM MICHELSON is S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology at University of Toronto, where he is also currently Associate Dean for the Social Sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He is co-editor of Housing and Neighborhoods: Theoretical and Empirical Contributions (Greenwood, 1987). In 1994, he was elected to membership in the Royal Society of Canada.


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