Environment
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Environment

An Interdisciplinary Anthology

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eBook - PDF

Environment

An Interdisciplinary Anthology

About this book

This major, definitive anthology of writings is a complete and up-to-date guide to environmental literacy.

This major anthology is the first to apply a fully interdisciplinary approach to environmental studies. A comprehensive guide to environmental literacy, the book demonstrates how the sciences, social sciences, and humanities all contribute to understanding our interrelationships with the natural world. Though not specialized, Environment is a book that even specialists can learn from. Ten innovative case studies--climate shock, species endangerment, nuclear power, biotechnology, sustainable development, deforestation, environmental security, globalization, wilderness, and the urban environment—are followed by readings from specific disciplines. These can be integrated with the case studies to shape individual interests and teaching strategies. The volume presents an imaginative array of texts, from scientific papers to poetry, legal decisions to historical accounts, personal essays to economic analysis. Taken together, these selections provide a balanced, authoritative, and up-to-date treatment of key issues in environmental studies.

Glenn Adelson teaches biology and environmental studies at Wellesley College and is coauthor of Biodiversity: Exploring Values and Priorities in Conservation. James Engell is chair, English and American literature and language, and faculty member of the Harvard University Center for the Environment. Brent Ranalli is senior analyst at The Cadmus Group, Inc., an employee-owned environmental consulting firm. K. P. Van Anglen teaches English at Boston University and helps edit the Princeton Thoreau Edition.

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Table of contents

  1. Brief Contents
  2. Contents
  3. Interconnections
  4. Why Environmental Studies?
  5. The Design and Use of This Book
  6. Overture
  7. PART ONE. Concepts and Case Studies
  8. 1. Climate Shock
  9. 2. Species in Danger
  10. 3. Nuclear Power
  11. 4. Biotechnology and Genetically Manipulated Organisms
  12. 5. The Paradox of Sustainable Development
  13. 6. Deforestation
  14. 7. War and Peace
  15. 8. Globalization Is Environmental
  16. 9. What Is Wilderness and Do We Need It?
  17. 10. The Urban Environment: Calcutta and Los Angeles
  18. PART TWO. Foundational Disciplines and Topics
  19. I. BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
  20. 11. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
  21. 12. Soil and Agriculture
  22. 13. Air and Water
  23. 14. Energy
  24. 15. Toxicology
  25. II. HUMAN DIMENSIONS
  26. 16. The Inner Life
  27. 17. Ethics, Philosophy, Gender
  28. 18. Poetry
  29. 19. History and the Environment
  30. 20. Nature Writing
  31. III. SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
  32. 21. Politics and Public Policy
  33. 22. Law and Environmental Justice
  34. 23. Economics
  35. 24. Human Population
  36. 25. Anthropology
  37. Coda
  38. 26. Conviction and Action
  39. Web Connections
  40. About the Editors
  41. Acknowledgments
  42. Selection Credits
  43. Index