Culture, Nature, and Environmental Sustainability : An Anthropological Introduction

Name: Culture, Nature, and Environmental Sustainability : An Anthropological Introduction
Brand: John Wiley & Sons Inc

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Culture, Nature, and Environmental SustainabilityAn Anthropological Introduction\nAuthor(s): Luis A. Vivanco, Keri Vacanti Brondo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9781119886754, 978-1119886754\nSynopsis\nBridges culture, nature, and sustainability through an anthropological lens on global environmental challenges \n\nEnvironmental anthropology offers powerful tools for making sense of todays pressing sustainability challenges, from climate change and biodiversity loss to environmental injustice and resource conflicts. Culture, Nature, and Environmental Sustainability: An Anthropological Introduction is a comprehensive, inclusive, and problem-centered guide to understanding the cultural, political, and ecological dimensions of these issues. Grounded in over a century of ethnographic inquiry, this volume examines how human communities engage with their environmentsrevealing that concepts such as sustai.