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The desire to understand people's influence on ecosystems has inspired scientific studies and analyses of the stress individuals and communities place on the environment, human well-being, and the tradeoffs between them. As an emerging discipline, Structural Human Ecology is devoted to unlocking the dynamic links between population, environment, social organization, and technology. The new field offers cutting-edge research in risk analysis that can be used to evaluate environmental policies and thus help citizens and societies worldwide learn how to most effectively mitigate human impacts on the biosphere. The essays in this volume were presented by leading international scholars at a 2011 symposium honoring the late Dr. Eugene Rosa, then Boeing Distinguished Professor of Environmental Sociology at WSU.

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Author:   Thomas Dietz ,  Andrew Jorgenson ,  Nadine Bratchatzek ,  Paul Ehrlich
Publisher:   Washington State University Press
Imprint:   Washington State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.372kg
ISBN:  

9780874223170

ISBN 10:   0874223172
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   13 December 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Paul EhrlichSection I Theoretical and Conceptual Issues 1. Introduction to Structural Human Ecology Thomas Dietz and Andrew K. Jorgenson 2. Metatheoretical Foundations of Post-Normal Prediction Richard York 3. Epistemology, Ontology, and the Practice of Structural Human Ecology Thomas Dietz Section II Risk 4. Perspectives on Risks and Concerns with Respect to Climate Engineering Ortwin Renn, Nadine Bratchatzek, Sylvia Hiller, and Dirk Scheer 5. Opportunities and Dilemmas in Managing Risk and Uncertainty Roger E. Kasperson 6. Design Principles for Governing Risks from Emerging Technologies Paul C. Stern Section III Structural Human Ecology of Nations 7. Energy and Electricity in Industrial Nations Allan Mazur 8. Population, Affluence, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Continuing Significance of Structural Human Ecology and the Utility of STIRPAT Andrew K. Jorgenson 9. The Implications of Structural Human Ecology for Environmental Concern's Global Reach Sandra T. Marquart-Pyatt Section IV Directions for the Future 10. Context Matters: Eugene A. Rosa's Lessons for Structural Human Ecology Thomas Dietz Contributors Index

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Structural human ecology has certainly found its voice in this comprehensive edited volume...it is a tour-de-force of the contributions of a significant figure in environmental sociology. --Journal of World-Systems Research

"""Structural human ecology has certainly found its voice in this comprehensive edited volume...it is a tour-de-force of the contributions of a significant figure in environmental sociology."" --Journal of World-Systems Research"

Author Information

Thomas Dietz is Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy and Assistant Vice President for Environmental Research at Michigan State University. Andrew K. Jorgenson, Ph.D., conducts comparative-international research on the political-economy and human ecology of environmental change and public health. He is professor and director of graduate studies in sociology at the University of Utah, as well as a faculty affiliate of the Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program and an affiliate investigator for the Institute for Policy and International Affairs. His research has been published in dozens of scholarly journals.

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