The Environmental Responsibility Reader - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1848133189 ISBN 13 : 9781848133181

Editeur : Zed Books Ltd, 2009

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Revue de presse

'A welcome and timely reminder that we need to take up our environmental responsibilities now following the inspiring guidance provided by this excellent collection.' --Wendy Harcourt, Editor of 'Development' and the forthcoming Zed Book Series on 'Gender and Environment'

'In these tumultuous times, I shall keep this rich mix of classic texts close at hand. They combine inspiration, ethics and pragmatic reflection on why we have reached the crisis we face today and tomorrow. This kind of deep thinking will be key to whether we can shift to become global citizens with an eye to the future.' --Dr Camilla Toulmin, Director, International Institute for Environment and Development

'This collection brings together in one place key texts of leading thinkers in environmental ethics. No one who takes environmental responsibility seriously will want to be without this book.' --Ruth Chadwick, Director, ESRC Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (Cesagen) Cardiff University

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is for anyone involved with managing environmental decisions making. The book promotes innovative ways of understanding and taking responsibility for actions in the context of our 'natural' world through a selection of classic and contemporary edited readings accompanied with an editorial narrative. It provides sense-making tools for appreciating and doing something about seemingly intractable modern-day environmental dilemmas - including global warming, fossil fuel consumption, fresh water quality, industrial pollution, habitat destruction, and biodiversity loss. The book draws on contemporary ideas associated with environmental ethics, social learning, communities of practice, systems thinking, ecological citizenship, corporate responsibility, fair trade, and the connections between environmental and social justice; configuring these ideas into practical notions for responsible action.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Zed Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1848133189
• ISBN 13: 9781848133181
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Éditeur: Reynolds Martin, Blackmore Christine, Smith Mark J.