Name: Environment and Society By Charles Harper (Creighton University, USA)
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Environment and Society Summary

Environment and Society by Charles Harper (Creighton University, USA)

Environment and Society relates to a diverse audience and encompasses viewpoints from a variety of natural and social science approaches.

This integrative book about human-environment relations connects many issues about human societies, ecological systems, and environments with data and perspectives from different fields of study. Its viewpoint is primarily sociological and it is designed for courses in Environmental Sociology and Environmental Issues, or taught in departments of Sociology, Environmental Studies, Anthropology, Political Science, and Human Geography.

About Charles Harper (Creighton University, USA)

Charles Harper is a professor of sociology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. As a member of the faculty there since 1968, he has developed and taught numerous courses in the sociology department. Dr. Harper's teaching and scholarly interests inolve the study of social change, globalization, the sociology of religion, social theory, and environmental sociology. He has published papers in a variety of academic journals. Along with Environment and Society, Dr. Harper is the author of two other textbooks. Co-authored with Kevin Leicht, his book Exploring Social Change: America and the World (Prentice Hall, 2007) is now in its Fifth Edition. Another book, Food, Society, and Environment (Prentice Hall, 2003) was co-authored with Bryan F. LeBeau. . As an undergraduate, Dr. Harper studied biology and the natural sciences. He received a bachelor's degree from Central Missouri State University, a Master's degree in sociology from the University of Missouri, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He and his wife, Anne, live close to Creighton's campus near a clan of adult children, stepchildren, and grandchildren. He also enjoys traveling, bicycling, and reading.

1. Environment, Human Systems, and Social Science 2. Humans and the Resources of the Earth: Sources and Sinks 3. Global Climate Change 4. Energy and Society 5. Population, Environment, and Food 6. Globalization, Growth, and Sustainability 7. Transforming Structures. Markets and Politics 8. Environmentalism. Ideology and Collective Action

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GOR009753613

ISBN 13

9780205820535

ISBN 10

0205820530

Title

Environment and Society by Charles Harper (Creighton University, USA)

Author

Charles Harper (Creighton University, USA)

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Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Inc

Year published

20110707

Number of pages

336

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Environment and Society Charles Harper (Creighton University, USA)

Environment and Society by Charles Harper (Creighton University, USA)

Environment and Society Summary

Environment and Society by Charles Harper (Creighton University, USA)

About Charles Harper (Creighton University, USA)

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