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Zusatztext "Assembling the vast range of issues and approaches that encompass Environmental Studies, while uniting some of the finest thinkers in the field, all with original and fresh essays, is an extraordinary contribution. In an urgent moment, Castree, Hulme and Proctor have provided an unprecedented resource for students, scholars, and the interested public." - Paul Robbins, Director, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison, US Informationen zum Autor Noel Castree is Professor of Geography at the University of Manchester, UK. Mike Hulme is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Cambridge, UK. James D. Proctor is Professor of Environmental Studies at Lewis & Clark College, USA. Klappentext Over 150 short chapters written by leading international experts provide a concise, comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the key issues, debates, concepts, approaches and questions that together define environmental studies today. Zusammenfassung Over 150 short chapters written by leading international experts provide a concise, comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the key issues, debates, concepts, approaches and questions that together define environmental studies today. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors Preface Introduction Part 1: Classic concepts Part 2: Contemporary concepts Part 3: Classic approaches Part 4: Contemporary approaches Part 5: Key topics: environmental challenges and changes Part 6: Key topics: human responses to environmental change Part 7: Key debates Index