The Ecological Modernisation Reader : Environmental Reform in Theory and Practice

Arthur P.J. Mol

ISBN 10: 0415453704 / ISBN 13: 9780415453707

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul 2009, 2009

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Neuware - Structural environmental reform by industries, governments, NGOs, and others is a worldwide phenomenon. This title focuses on this phenomenon. It includes a selection of some of the best published works and debates from a quarter-century of scholarship on ecological modernisation, and an agenda for research.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Ecological Modernisation Reader : Environmental Reform in Theory and Practice
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul 2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415453704
• ISBN 13: 9780415453707
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 255W x 182H x 33D millimeters 255 millimeters width by 182 millimeters height by 33 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1154 grams

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Synopsis

Structural environmental reform by firms and industries, governmental and intergovernmental agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and others is a worldwide phenomenon and the focus of this definitive collection. Includes a comprehensive introduction to and overview of Ecological Modernisation Theory; original, state-of-the-art review essays by distinguished international scholars; a selection of the best published works and debates from a quarter-century of related social science scholarship; an emphasis on environmental issues in Asian and other emerging economies; and an agenda for continued scholarship, policymaking, and practice. Accessible to students, policymakers, professionals, executives, and others interested in deeply understanding contemporary environmental issues and taking effective action for environmental solutions. Rigorous and sophisticated for use in graduate and advanced studies. Appropriate for courses in Sociology, Political Science, Policy Studies, Geography, Environmental Studies, Environmental Planning, Business, Economics, Asian Studies, Development Studies, and other fields.

About the Author

Arthur P.J. Mol is chair and professor in environmental policy in the Environmental Policy Group (ENP) of Wageningen University, the Netherlands. He edited a number of books, and is the author of Globalization and Environmental Reform (2001) and Environmental reform in the Information Age (2008).

David A. Sonnenfeld is Professor and Chair of Environmental Studies at the New York State College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He is co-editor of Challenging the Chip: Labor Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global Electronics Industry (2006); and Ecological Modernisation Around the World (2000).

Gert Spaargaren is part-time Professor on ‘Environmental Policy for Sustainable Lifestyles and Consumption’ at the Environmental Policy Group of Wageningen University, The Netherlands. His publications are in the field of (environmental) sociology, sustainable consumption and behavior, and the globalization of environmental reform. He (co)edited Governing Environmental Flows (2006).