Environmental Realism Challenging Solutions
This interdisciplinary book challenges current approaches to “environmental problems” that perpetuate flawed but deeply embedded cultural beliefs about the role of science and technology in society. The authors elucidate and interrogate a cultural history
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Cockerill • Melanie Armstrong • Jennifer Richter • Jordan G. Okie
Environmental Realism Challenging Solutions
Kristan Cockerill Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina, USA
Melanie Armstrong Western State Colorado University Gunnison, Colorado, USA
Jennifer Richter Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, USA
Jordan G. Okie Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-52823-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-52824-3
ISBN 978-3-319-52824-3 (eBook)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017931683 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover pattern © Melisa Hasan Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We are indebted to everyone with whom we shared the idea for this work. Initial reactions and questions helped us hone our argument and our examples. We are especially grateful to our colleagues Wylie Cox, Majia Nadesan, and Vera Norwood for their honest and thoughtful feedback on the manuscript. We also thank Bill Burnside for his thorough review and for reminding us of John Snow’s cholera work as an appropriate inclusion.
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CONTENTS
1 Why Challenge Solutions?
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2 River Management and Restoration: Addressing Yesterday’s Solutions
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3 The Human Nature of Infectious Disease
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4 The Unpredictable Materiality of Radioactive Waste
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5 Integrating Science and Society for Environmental Realism
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Literature Cited
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Index
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The problem-solution-problem cycle: Although innovations and adaptations allow humans and other lifeforms to temporally circumvent biophysical limits, increases in consumption and pop
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