Climate Change and Social Ecology: A New Perspective on the Climate Challenge

by Stephen M. Wheeler

Although strategies to prevent global warming - such as by conserving energy, relying on solar and wind power, and reducing motor vehicle use - are well-known, societies have proved unable to implement these measures with the necessary speed. They have also been unwilling to confront underlying issues such as overconsumption, overpopulation, inequity, and dysfunctional political systems. Political and social obstacles have prevented the adoption...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A2MTRNW
• ISBN13: 9780415809870
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"