Presents a set of readings that throw light on the relationship between people and the environment. This book introduces the concept of "environmental discourses" - explanations of the world around us - to help readers understand why human-environmental relationships take on the forms that they do. Editor(s): Benton, Lisa M.; Short, John Rennie. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514. . 2000. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Environmental Discourse and Practice: A Reader
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0631216375
ISBN 13: 9780631216377
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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This book brings together a set of readings that throw light on the relationship between people and the environment.

Provides both historical background and an analysis of key debates and theories
Based on tried and tested classroom teaching material
Uses the idea of "environmental discourses" to explain human-environmental relationships

About the Author

Lisa M. Benton teaches Geography and Environmental Studies at Colgate University. She is the author of The Presidio: From Army Post to National Park (1998) and numerous articles in such journals as Environmental Ethics, Environment and Planning and Urban Geography.

John Rennie Short is Professor of Geography at Syracuse University. Amongst his publications are The Humane City (1989), Imagined Country (1991), Human Settlement (1993), The Urban Order (1996), New Worlds, New Geographies (1998) and Representing the Republic (1999).

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