ISBN:
9780415715980
,
0415715997
,
9780415715997
Language:
English
Pages:
XIII, 163 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst.
DDC:
304.2
Keywords:
Environmental sociology
;
Sustainability Social aspects
;
Human ecology
;
Applied anthropology
;
Science and the humanities
;
Nachhaltigkeit
;
Humanökologie
;
Anthropologie
Abstract:
Introduction : the anthropology and physics of sustainable environmental systems -- The virtues of mundane science : studying the everyday -- Nature, society, and science in anthropogenic grasslands : studying declensionist discourses -- High-modern versus local folk views of dearth and abundance : studying failure vs success in resource management systems -- Differences in perceptions of climate change between and within nations : studying science, scientists, and folk -- Conclusions : reflections on inter-disciplinarity, sustainability, and thermodynamics
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction : the anthropology and physics of sustainable environmental systems The virtues of mundane science : studying the everyday -- Nature, society, and science in anthropogenic grasslands : studying declensionist discourses -- High-modern versus local folk views of dearth and abundance : studying failure vs success in resource management systems -- Differences in perceptions of climate change between and within nations : studying science, scientists, and folk -- Conclusions : reflections on inter-disciplinarity, sustainability, and thermodynamics.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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