Volatile Places: A Sociology of Communities and Environmental Controversies
Language: English
Published by SAGE Publications, Inc, 2006
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- Title
- Volatile Places: A Sociology of Communities and Environmental Controversies
- Author
- Gunter, Valerie J., Kroll-Smith, Steve
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Inc
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0761987509
- ISBN 13
- 9780761987505
Key Features:
- Compels students with personal narrative: Co-author Valerie Gunter, who was teaching at the University of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck, gives her personal standpoint of this tragedy.
- Creates a dramatic story around the controversy: Each case study illustrates a local environmental conflict and is written to capture students′ attention.
- Provides a unique way to view environmental conflicts: The book illustrates the importance of each perspective and local knowledge when making decisions about the environment.
- Makes connections with previous chapters: The chapters are integrated to create a strong sense for the multifaceted approach to the study of community and environmental controversies.
- Includes portfolios in each chapter as well as concept and theory boxes: Students are inspired to engage in spirited thinking, original research, and action.
Intended Audience:
This text is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in Environmental Sociology. It is also an ideal text for Social Problems courses focusing on environmental issues.
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About the Author
Professor Kroll-Smith is the Head of the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. He was formerly a research professor of sociology at the University of New Orleans. He has edited and written 5 books on environmental hazards and disasters, health and the environment, and sociologists as expert witnesses. He is the current editor of Sociological Inquiry and the 2004 recipient of the American Sociological Association’s Distinguished Contribution Award in the study of Environment and Technology. Kroll-Smith’s current work is the problem of race, class, and water in New Orleans in the aftermath of hurricane’s Katrina and Rita. He also regularly contributes to the growing scholarship on the sociology of sleep.
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