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Environmental Discourse and Practice: A Reader
Benton
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Description for Environmental Discourse and Practice: A Reader
Paperback. Presents a set of readings that throw light on the relationship between people and the environment. This book introduces the concept of "environmental discourses" - explanations of the world around us - to help readers understand why human-environmental relationships take on the forms that they do. Editor(s): Benton, Lisa M.; Short, John Rennie. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
This book brings together a set of readings that throw light on the relationship between people and the environment.
This book brings together a set of readings that throw light on the relationship between people and the environment.
- Provides both historical background and an analysis of key debates and theories
- Based on tried and tested classroom teaching material
- Uses the idea of "environmental discourses" to explain human-environmental relationships
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631216377
SKU
V9780631216377
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99-50
About Benton
Lisa M. Benton teaches Geography and Environmental Studies at Colgate University. She is the author of The Presidio: From Army Post to National Park (1998) and numerous articles in such journals as Environmental Ethics, Environment and Planning and Urban Geography. John Rennie Short is Professor of Geography at Syracuse University. Amongst his publications are The Humane City (1989), Imagined ... Read more
Reviews for Environmental Discourse and Practice: A Reader
"The companion Reader provides a convenient collection of some important readings in environmental history and many readings from classic expressions of environmental discourses." Local Environment