Robin
Climate and Society: Transforming the Future
- ISBN 13:
- 9781509559299
- author:
- Robin
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Polity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 296
- Dimensions:
- 24.4 x 16.8 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Science
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Climate and Society: Transforming the Future by Robin Leichenko and Karen O'Brien is a comprehensive introduction to the social dimensions of climate change. This updated edition explores the multifaceted connections between climate and society, highlighting key concepts and frameworks for understanding the complex relationships between worldviews, values, emotions, and climate challenges. The authors examine how dynamic political, economic, and environmental contexts amplify risks, often unequally affecting different groups based on race, gender, wealth, and location. However, these shifting conditions also present opportunities for transformative responses. The new edition emphasizes individuals' power to influence systems, structures, and cultures, providing a broader understanding of climate change and its potential for equitable and sustainable solutions. With updated references, examples, and data, this informative book empowers undergraduates across the social sciences with a deeper understanding of climate change and the need for transformative responses.
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