World in motion : the globalization and the environment reader / edited by Gary M. Kroll and Richard H. Robbins.

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Book
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English
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Lanham : Altamira Press, ©2009.
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xi, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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    "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
    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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