Handbook of Environmental Sociology

Subjects:

• Sociology » Sociology (General)
• Sociology » Urban Studies
• Sociology » Rural Studies

Awards:

• Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2002

Reviews:

• The field of environmental sociology has developed over the past 25 years to the point that it is no longer simply an extension of standard sociology applied to environmental issues, but has become its own unique subdiscipline. This volume does an excellent job of putting the field in context by collecting state-of-the-art essays that define environmental sociology....Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduate collections and above.
  —Choice December 2002
• [t]his is a well ordered, fully referenced, deeply serious book which will be a handy research tool for many environmental soial scientists.
  —Environmental Politics Winter 2003
• The The Handbook of Environmental Sociology delivers on its promise to give 'a reasonable comprehensive overview of the field of Environmental Sociology'. The 16 chapters of the book describe and discuss various aspects of environmental sociology related to the built as well as the natuaral environment. As stated in the Introduction, the diverse and rich field is reflected in the considerable length of the book. Obviously it cannot discuss the whole area of research, but it provides a good selection and includes literature reviews, empirical as well as theoretical chapters.
  —Journal of Environmental Psychology 2002

Table of Contents:

• Environmental Sociology: An Introduction by Riley E. Dunlap, William Michelson, and Glenn Stalker
• Sociological Theory and the Natural Environment by Frederick H. Buttel and Craig R. Humphrey
• Theory and the Sociological Study of the Built Environment by William Michelson and Willem van Vliet--
• Socio-Behavioral Qualities of the Built Environment by Sherry Ahrentzen
• Macro-Environments and People: Cities, Suburbs, and Metropolitan Areas by David Popenoe and William Michelson
• Designing the Built Environment by Leslie Kilmartin
• Rural Environments and Agriculture by Don E. Albrecht and Steve H. Murdock
• Energy, Society, and Environment by Loren Lutzenhiser, Craig K. Harris, and Marvin E. Olsen
• Natural Hazards and Disasters by Joanne M. Nigg and Dennis Mileti
• Technological Hazards and Disasters by Steve Kroll-Smith, Stephen R. Couch, and Adeline G. Levine
• Risk, Technology, and Society by Thomas Dietz, R. Scott Frey, and Eugene A. Rosa
• Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change by Thomas Dietz and Eugene A. Rosa
• Social Impact Assessment and Technology Assessment by Kurt Finsterbusch and William R. Freudenburg
• The Environmental Movement in the United States by Angela G. Mertig, Riley E. Dunlap and Denton R. Morrison
• Environmental Concern: Conceptual and Measurement Issues by Riley E. Dunlap and Robert Emmet Jones
• Environmental Sociology in Nonacademic Settings by Barbara A. Payne and Christopher Cluett