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World in motion : the globalization and the environment reader / edited by Gary M. Kroll and Richard H. Robbins.
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English
Published/Created
Lanham : Altamira Press, ©2009.
Description
xi, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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GF21 .W67 2009
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Human ecology
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Philosophy
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Nature
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Effect of human beings on.
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Human beings
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Effect of environment on.
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Globalization
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Environmental aspects
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Sustainable development
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Kroll, Gary, 1970-
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Robbins, Richard H. (Richard Howard), 1940-
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Globalization and the environment
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Summary note
"The essays collected in World in Motion: The Globalization and the Environment Reader all address the same issue: the global paradox that modern prosperity has entailed extreme environmental degradation. Gary M. Kroll and Richard H. Robbins present readings covering all principal viewpoints on this matter, from the neoliberal belief that environmental and social problems can be fixed through a growing economy to the critics of globalization, who equate growth with environmental degradation. This book asks an important question: Can we simply accelerate growth under the assumption that increased prosperity and new technologies will allow us to reverse environmental damage? Or do we need to transform our modes of living radically to maintain the health of the world around us?"--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-276) and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction.Globalization and the Environment: A Primer / Richard H. Robbins
1.The Ecological Footprint
Ecological Footprints of Nations, 2005 Update / Jason Venetoulis / John Talberth
Pt. I Environments
2.Energy
The Anthropology of Oil: The Impact of the Oil Industry on a Fishing Community in the Niger Delta / Alicia Fentiman
3.Water
The Water Thieves / Jon Luoma
South Africa's Driest Season / Jon Jeter
4.Globalizing the Earth's Crust
Behind Gold's Glitter: Torn Lands and Pointed Questions / Kirk Johnson / Jane Perlezand
5.The Seas around Us
The Fate of the Ocean / Julia Whitty
Pt. II Consuming Culture
6.Consuming the Culture of SUVs
Empire's Ecological Tyreprints / Matthew Paterson / Simon Dalby
7.Ecotourism
The Obvious Aspects of Ecological Underprivilege in Ankarana, Northern Madagascar / Andrew Walsh
8.Technology and the Green Revolutions
Note continued: Pepsico for Peace? The Ecological and Political Risks of the Biotechnology Revolution / Vandana Shiva
9.Global Trade of Electronic Waste
Where Computers Go to Die
and Kill / Elizabeth Grossman
Pt. III Global Warming
10.Globalization and the Changing Climate
Phaeton's Reins: The Human Eland in Climate Change / Kerry Emanuel
11.The Problem of a Rising Sea-Level
All the Disappearing Islands / Julia Whitty
Pt. IV Politics, Identity, and Justice
12.War and Mobilization
The Environmental Consequences of War / Jessica Adley / Andrea Grant
13.Environmental Justice and Grassroots Globalization in the Nuclear Pacific
The Movement for Environmental Justice in the Pacific / Valerie Kuletz
14.Multinationals, China, and the Environment
China, the WTO, and Implications for the Environment / Abigail Jahiel
15.Globalization and the Burden of Critical Theory
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ISBN
9780759110250 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
0759110255 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
9780759110267 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0759110263 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
9780759112445 ((electronic))
0759112444 ((electronic))
LCCN
2008026708
OCLC
232391568
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