Climate Emergency

This book analyses the socio-economic and political forces driving the climate emergency, developing the concept of 'sociogenic climate change' to show how societies create the crisis and are challenged by it; the development of inequalities within and between countries are at the heart of generating the emergency and in obstructing its resolution.

About the author

Mark Harvey is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex. He has developed a comparative and historical approach to economic sociology across many fields, undertaking primary research in Europe, Latin America, China, India and the USA.

Summary

This book analyses the socio-economic and political forces driving the climate emergency, developing the concept of 'sociogenic climate change' to show how societies create the crisis and are challenged by it; the development of inequalities within and between countries are at the heart of generating the emergency and in obstructing its resolution.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Harvey, Mark (University of Essex Harvey
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781800433335
• ISBN: 978-1-80043-333-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 276 g
• Series: SocietyNow
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories