Beschreibung:
Dr Stewart Barr is a Senior Lecturer in Geography in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Earth Resources at the University of Exeter, UK.
Environment and Society examines the complex relationships between humans and nature from a new perspective, incorporating recent moves to situate sustainable development within a household and individual context. Through a series of theoretical and practical chapters, it builds a comprehensive account of the complex factors that underlie our everyday attitudes and behaviour towards the natural environment.
Contents: Foreword; Preface; Part 1 Contexts: Green dilemmas; Sustainability; Policy. Part 2 Perspectives: Behaviour change: policy and practice; The social psychology of environmental action. Part 3 Approaches: Framing environmental practice; Sustainable lifestyles; The value-action gap. Part 4 Applications: Changing behaviour: a social marketing approach; Sustainability, citizens and progress; Bibliography; Index.