Understanding Environmental Sociology

Mark C.J. Stoddart, Professor, Department of Sociology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, Myanna Lahsen, Senior Researcher, The Brazilian Institute for Space Research, INPE, Brazil and Pradip Swarnakar, Professor and Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

‘This book presents an updated and original state-of-the-art of environmental sociology, elucidating new approaches to the literature as well as expanding upon less disseminated theoretical approaches, mainly from the Global South. It increases the possibility of dialogues that will strengthen the role of interdisciplinarity in environmental sociology literature, actively encouraging readers to deepen their understanding of the most pressing environmental and challenging issues that impact humanity at this time.’

• Contents1 Environmental sociology and global environmental change2 Major drivers of global environmental change3 Capital, political consumerism, and prospects for green(er)capitalism4 Sustainability and the global environmental regime5 Environmental politics and the state6 Environmental science and technology 7 Media and the environment 8 Environmental movements: critical perspectives on the GlobalNorth and lessons from the Global South 9 Environmental counter-movements and obstruction 10 Social futures and global environmental change 11 Social-ecological change and Environmental Sociology 3.0