Climate-Challenged Society

A short accessible introductory treatment of how climate change affects society, and how social, economic, and political systems can, do, and should respond.

List of contents

• Preface


• 1: Climate's Challenges


• 2: Constructing Science and Dealing with Denial


• 3: The Costs of Inaction and the Limits of Economics


• 4: Actions that Promise and Practices that Fall Short


• 5: What's Just?


• 6: Governance


• 7: The Anthropocene


• 8: Transition, Resilience, and Reconstruction

About the author

John S. Dryzek is Australian Research Council Federation Fellow and Professor of Political Science in the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the Australian National University. He is the author of a number of books on democracy and environmental politics.

Richard B. Norgaard is Professor of Energy and Resources at the University of California, Berkeley. He is an eclectic ecological economist.

David Schlosberg is Professor of Environmental Politics at the University of Sydney. His work focuses on environmental political theory, environmental justice, and environmental movements.

Summary

A short accessible introductory treatment of how climate change affects society, and how social, economic, and political systems can, do, and should respond.

Additional text

It is a highly readable ride around the political, economic and social conundrums posed by the biggest challenge face by humanity.

Product details

• Authors: John S. Dryzek, John S. (Australian Research Council Feder Dryzek, John S. (Australian Research Council Federation Fellow and Professor of Political Science Dryzek, John S. Norgaard Dryzek, Dryzek John S., Richard B. Norgaard, Richard B. (Professor of Energy and Resources Norgaard, Norgaard Richard B., David Schlosberg, David (Professor of Environmental Politics Schlosberg, Schlosberg David
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.11.2013
• EAN: 9780199660117
• ISBN: 978-0-19-966011-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, Environmental Economics, Social impact of environmental issues, Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business, Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business