Research Catalog

Title

Society and exploitation through nature / Martin Phillips and Tim Mighall.

Author

Phillips, Martin, 1961-

Publication

Harlow, England ; New York : Prentice Hall, 2000.

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Details

Additional Authors

Mighall, Tim.

Description

xv, 436 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

"Society and Exploitation Through Nature offers an integrated approach to the environment, linking the philosophical, social and physical sciences to environmental problems and issues. The text covers three main themes: exploitation of nature and society; the limits of exploitation through sustainability and managing environmental problems. These themes are illustrated throughout the book with global case studies."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Nature > Effect of human beings on
• Human ecology > Political aspects
• Economic development > Environmental aspects
• Environmental policy
• Environmental degradation > Political aspects
• Conservation of natural resources
• environmental policy
• Ausbeutung
• Industriegesellschaft
• Natürliche Ressourcen
• Milieuvraagstuk
• Milieubeheer
• Duurzame ontwikkeling

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-424) and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. Themes in the study of society and nature. Society and nature: the meanings behind the terms. Exploitation: the fundamental relation between society and nature? Society and nature: the focus of this book -- Ch. 2. Stories of exploitation. The social exploitation of nature: a single historical narrative or multiple and contradictory stories? The emergence of agriculture. Industrialisation. Imperialism. Post-industrialism. The narratives of the social exploitation of nature: some common threads? -- Ch. 3. Limits to exploitation? Problems of the contemporary global environment. Limits to growth. Neo-Malthusians and cornucopians. Can society feed itself? Can societies meet their energy requirements? Global environmental costs of the industrialised societies. Regional and local environmental costs of industrialised societies -- Ch. 4. Managing problems in the environment. Managerial methods. Problem of management (1): the nature of the physical environment. Problem of management (2): the nature of people -- Ch. 5. Environmental problems in social context. Environmental degradation in the age of environmental awareness. Capitalism as the originator of unsustainability? Aside from capitalism? Capitalism: the cure to unsustainability? Global social regulation to protect global nature -- Ch. 6. Alternative relations between society and nature. Introduction: alternatives to technocentrism.̃ Ecocentric environmentalisms in Britain and North America. Modern environmentalism: holistic social movement or class ideologies? -- Ch. 7. Conclusion. So where have we got to? What is nature? How has the exploitative relationship between society and nature changed through time? Is the exploitation of natures sustainable in the contemporary world? Is it possible to manage this relationship to overcome or alleviate the problems it is creating? Why do societies exploit nature unsustainably and who benefits? Is it possible to have alternative relationships between societies and natures?

ISBN

• 0582277256
• 9780582277250

LCCN

99025396

OCLC

• ocm41039899
• 41039899
• SCSB-1132951

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library