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A fascinating look at the historical relationship between environmental issues and scientific study, social attitudes, and public policy from the 17th century to the present. The Environment and Science: Social Impact and Interaction explores the history of how science investigates nature and how those studies both shape and are shaped by the social attitudes, philosophies, and politics of their times. It follows the changes in perceptions of the natural world and humankind's place in it from the European colonization of North America through the Industrial Revolution and westward expansion, to the rise of the consumer economy and the recent hardening of the ideological battle lines over environmental policy. Coverage includes the emergence of ecology as a science and conservation as a movement, the long history of conflicts between business interests and environmentalists, and the role of scientific studies in debates over atomic and nuclear power, pesticides, toxic emissions, and other human-made sources of environmental degradation.

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Author:   Christian C. Young
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   ABC-CLIO
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.785kg
ISBN:  

9781576079638

ISBN 10:   1576079635
Pages:   299
Publication Date:   25 April 2005
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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"""Drawing on the arts, religion, and the full range of sciences, this book is a valuable source for all who wish to understand the most pressing issues in this area."" - Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and the Environment"

Drawing on the arts, religion, and the full range of sciences, this book is a valuable source for all who wish to understand the most pressing issues in this area. - Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and the Environment

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Christian C. Young, PhD, is assistant professor of biology at Alverno College in Milwaukee, WI.

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