Environmental Sociology European Perspectives and Interdisciplinary
Despite being a relatively young sub-discipline, European environmental sociology has changed considerably in the last decades towards more interdisciplinary collaborations and problem solving. Current trends such as global environmental modernization and
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Matthias Gross Harald Heinrichs ●
Editors
Environmental Sociology European Perspectives and Interdisciplinary Challenges
Editors Matthias Gross Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ Leipzig Germany [email protected]
Harald Heinrichs Leuphana University Lüneburg Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Communication Lüneburg Germany [email protected]
ISBN 978-90-481-8729-4 e-ISBN 978-90-481-8730-0 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-8730-0 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010927480 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover image © 2009 JupiterImages Corporation Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
1 Introduction: New Trends and Interdisciplinary Challenges in Environmental Sociology................................................... Harald Heinrichs and Matthias Gross
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Part I Natural Flows and Global Environmental Discourse 2 Social Theories of Environmental Reform: Towards a Third Generation.................................................................... Arthur P.J. Mol
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3 The New Climate Change Discourse: A Challenge for Environmental Sociology............................................... Fritz Reusswig
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4 Earth System Governance and the Social Sciences................................. Frank Biermann 5 Ecological Regimes: Towards a Conceptual Integration of Biophysical Environment into Social Theory...................................... Bianca Baerlocher and Paul Burger
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Part II Exploring Limits and New Possibilities for Understanding Environmental Rationalities 6 Understanding Responses to the Environmental and Ethical Aspects of Innovative Technologies: The Case of Synthetic Biology in Europe................................................ Steven Yearley
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7 Social Simulation: A Method to Investigate Environmental Change from a Social Science Perspective............................................... 109 Andreas Ernst
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8 Trust and Cooperation as Requirements for Maintaining Environmental Governance Capacity.................................................... 123 Stefan Walter 9 Rational Choice Theory and the Environment: Variants, Applications, and New Trends................................................ 141 Ulf Liebe and Peter Preisendörfer 10 Environmental Knowledge and Deliberative Democracy.................... 159 Luigi Pellizzoni Part III Transdisciplinarity and Sustainable Development 11 Knowledge and Social Learning for Sustainable Developm
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