The environment and science social impact and interaction
Title:
The environment and science social impact and interaction
Author:
Young, Christian C.
ISBN:
9781576079645
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Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2005.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xv, 299 p.) : ill., maps.
Series:
ABC-Clio's Science and society
Science and society (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Contents:
Preliminaries; Contents; 1 Exploring a World of Possibilities; 2 Realizing Nature's Potential; 3 From Natural History to Government-Sponsored Science; 4 Ecology and the Foundations of Environmental Science; 5 Radioactive Nature; 6 Environmental Science and the Challenge of Environmentalism, ; 7 Environmental Science on a Global Scale; 8 Environmental Science at the End of Nature; Index.
Abstract:
A look at the historical relationship between science, social attitudes and public policy as it pertains to environmental issues from the 17th century to the present. The book features biographical sketches of major contributors to the study of human/environment interaction.
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Electronic Access:
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