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Taylor & Francis Routledge International Handbook of Social and Environmental Change 2013 Edition by Stewart Lockie, David A. Sonnenfeld, Dana R. Fisher
Today, the risks associated with global environmental change and the dangers of extreme climatic and geological events remind us of humanity's dependence on favourable environmental conditions. Our relationships with the landscapes and ecologies that we are a part of, the plants and animals that we share them with, and the natural resources that we extract, lie at the heart of contemporary social and political debates. It is no longer possible to understand key social scientific concerns without at the same time also understanding contemporary patterns of ecosystem change.The Routledge International Handbook of Social and Environmental Change reviews the major ways in which social scientists are conceptualizing more integrated perspectives on society and nature, from the global to local levels. The chapters in this volume, by international experts from a variety of disciplines, explore the challenges, contradictions and consequences of social-ecological change, along with the uncertainties and governance dilemmas they create. The contributions are based around the themes of:Climate change, energy, and adaptationUrban environmental change and governanceRisk, uncertainty and social learning(Re)assembling social-ecological systemsWith case studies from sectors across both developed and developing worlds, the Handbook illustrates the inter-connectedness of ecosystem health, natural resource condition, livelihood security, social justice and development. It will be of interest for students and scholars across the social sciences and natural sciences, as well as to those interested and engaged in environmental policy at all levels. Table of contents :- 1.Socio-Ecological Transformations and the Social Sciences by Stewart Lockie, David A. Sonnenfeld, and Dana R. Fisher Part I: Challenges, Contradictions and Consequences of Global Socio-Ecological Change 2. Ecological Modernization Theory: Taking Stock, Moving Forward by Arthur P.J. Mol, Gert Spaargaren, and David A. Sonnenfeld 3. The Emergence of New World-Systems Perspectives on Global Environmental Change by Andrew Jorgenson and Jennifer Givens 4. China's Economic Growth and Environmental Protection: Approaching a 'Win-Win' Situation? A Discussion of Ecological Modernization Theory by Dayong Hong, Chenyang Xiao and Stewart Lockie 5. Eco-imperialism and Environmental Justice by Anja Nygren 6. Neoliberalism by Design: Changing Modalities of Market-Based Environmental Governance by Stewart Lockie 7. Dilemmas for Standardizers of Sustainable Consumption by Magnus Bostroem and Mikael Klintman Part II: Climate Change, Energy, and Adaptation 8. Climate, Scenario-Building and Governance: Comprehending the Temporalities of Social-Ecological Change by Stewart Lockie 9. From Rio to Copenhagen: Multilateral Agreements, Disagreements and Situated Actions by Chukwumerije Okereke and Sally Tyldesley 10. Marriage on the Rocks: Sociology's Counsel for our Struggling Energy-Society Relationships by Debra J. Davidson 11. Sustainability as Social Practice: New Perspectives on the Theory and Polices of Reducing Energy Consumption by Harold Wilhite 12. Environmental Migration: Nature, Society and Population Movement by Anthony Oliver-Smith Part III: Urban Environmental Change, Governance and Adaptation 13. Climate Change and Urban Governance: A New Politics? by Harriet Bulkeley 14. Recovering the City Level in the Global Environmental Struggle: Going Beyond Carbon Trading by Saskia Sassen 15. Hybrid Arrangements Within the Environmental State by Dana R. Fisher and Erika S. Svendsen 16. The New Mobilities Paradigm and Sustainable Transport: Finding Synergies and Creating New Methods by Rachel Aldred Part IV: Risk, Uncertainty and Social Learning 17. Towards a Socio-Ecological Foundation for Environmental Risk Research by Ortwin Renn 18. Uncertainty and Claims of Uncertainty as Impediments to Risk Management by Raymond Murphy 19. Transboundary Risk Governance: Co-Constructing Environmental Issues and Political Solutions by Rolf Lidskog 20. The Role of Professionals in Managing Technological Hazards: The Montara Blowout by Jan Hayes 21. Social Learning to Cope with Global Environmental Change and Unsustainability by J. David Tabara Part V: (Re)assembling Social-Ecological Systems 22. The Social-Ecological Co-Constitution of Nature Through Ecological Restoration: Experimentally Coping with Inevitable Ignorance and Surprise by Matthias Gross 23. Biological Invasions as Cause and Consequence of "Our" Changing World: Social and Environmental Paradoxes by Cecilia Claeys 24. Biological Resources, Knowledge and Property by Luigi Pellizzoni 25. Disassembling and Reassembling Socionatural Networks: Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Great Bear Rainforest by Justin Page 26. Land Use Tensions for the Development of Renewable Sources of Energy by Giorgio Osti