Weaving into the narrative his own firsthand field experiences around the world, the author, an ecologist brings ecology alive while giving a solid understanding of the science at work behind today's pressing environmental issues. He delves into topics including deforestation, b…
Ökologische Krise und Klimachaos bedrohen die Zukunft der Menschheit. Eine der Ursachen dafür ist ein technokratisches Weltbild, das die Natur zu einer beherrschbaren Ressource in der Hand des Menschen degradiert. Fabian Scheidler zeigt in einer faszinierenden Reise durch die Ge…
: Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management focuses on manifested threats to humans and their welfare as a result of natural disasters. The book uses an integrative approach to address socio-cultural, political and physical components of the disa…
This book addresses the sustainability crisis from the theological and spiritual points of view of many different communities.
Environmental awareness has undoubtedly grown over the last two decades, but the actual achievements of ecological movements have been paltry. In order to explain, and to overcome, this paradoxical situation, Postmodernism and the Environmental Crisis examines the philosophical …
Gare has produced one of the first books to combine cultural theory and environmental philosophy. He critiques the current philosophies of the environmental movement and suggests his own controversial theory of a new postmodern worldview.
