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Irwin, Alan, 1955-

Sociology and the environment : a critical introduction to society, nature, and knowledge / Alan Irwin - xii, 210 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages [194]-203) and index

Preface Introduction 1 1 Sustainability as Social Challenge 31 2 The Risk Society Thesis: The End of the World as We Know It? 50 3 Science and the Social Construction of Environmental Threat 70 4 Risks in Context: The Local Construction of Environmental Issues 90 5 Institutional Judgements and Contested Decisions: The Governance of Environmental Problems 113 6 Kamikazes and Chromosomes: Sociological Perspectives on Technology 136 7 Society, Nature, Knowledge: Co-constructing the Social and the Natural 161 Notes 188 References 194 Index 204

ISBN: 0745613594 0745613608

LCCN: 00052429

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Environmental policy--Social aspects
Human ecology

LC Class. No.: GE170 / .I78 2001

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