ABSTRACT

This book marks a watershed in the social sciences. The qualitative, critical perspective of sociology and allied disciplines challenges the technocentric `managerialism' which dominates environmental policy, its discourse and its impact.
The authors explore the relationship between social theory and sustainability in an attempt to transend technical rhetoric and embrace a broader understanding of `nature'.

chapter 1|27 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|16 pages

Sociology and the Environment

Discordant discourse?

chapter 4|25 pages

The Limits to Neoclassicism

Towards an institutional environmental economics

chapter 5|21 pages

Running out of Time

Global crisis and human engagement

chapter 9|15 pages

Facing Global Warming

The interactions between science and policy-making in the European Community

chapter 11|28 pages

Environmental Sociology And Global Environmental Change

A critical assessment