Environmental Realism : Challenging Solutions

This interdisciplinary book challenges current approaches to "environmental problems" that perpetuate flawed but deeply embedded cultural beliefs about the role of science and technology in society. The authors elucidate and interrogate a cultural history of solutionism that typifies expec...

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Main Authors Cockerill, Kristan (Author), Armstrong, Melanie (Author), Richter, Jennifer (Author), Okie, Jordan G. (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Subjects
Social sciences.
Sustainable development.
Environmental policy.
Natural resources.
Environmental sociology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319528243
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-52824-3
Physical DescriptionIX, 147 p. 1 illus. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • - Chapter 1. Why Challenge Solutions?
  • Chapter 2. River Management and Restoration: Addressing Yesterday's Solutions
  • Chapter 3. The Human Nature of Infectious Disease
  • Chapter 4. The Unpredictable Materiality of Radioactive Waste
  • Chapter 5. Integrating Science and Society for Environmental Realism.

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