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A comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the�conceptual�tools�used to explore real-world environmental problems�

Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction, Third Edition�demonstrates how theoretical approaches�such as environmental ethics, political economy,�and�social construction�work as�conceptual�tools to�identify and�clarify�contemporary environmental�issues.�Assuming no background knowledge in the subject, this�reader-friendly�textbook uses clear language and engaging examples�to�first�describe�nine key�conceptual tools, and then�apply�them to a variety of familiar objects–from�bottled water and French�fries�to�trees,�wolves,�and carbon dioxide.�Throughout the text,�highly accessible�chapters provide insight into�the relationship between the environment and present-day society.�

Divided into�two parts, the�text�begins by explaining�major�theoretical�approaches�for�interpreting the environment-society relationship�and�discussing�different perspectives about environmental problems. Part II examines a series of objects, each viewed through�a sample of�the�theoretical�tools�from Part I, helping readers think critically about�critical environmental�topics such as deforestation,�climate change, the global water supply,�and�hazardous�e-waste.�This�fully revised third edition stresses a wider range of competing ways of thinking about environmental issues�and features additional�cases studies, up-to-date�conceptual understandings, and�new chapters in Part�I�on�racializd�environments�and feminist approaches.�Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction, Third Edition:�

• Covers�theoretical lenses�such as�commodities, environmental ethics,�and�risks and hazards,�and applies them to�touchstone environment-society�objects like�wolves, tuna,�trees, and carbon dioxide��
• Uses�a�conversational narrative to explain�key historical�events,�topical issues and policies,�and�scientific concepts�
• Features�substantial revisions and updates, including new chapters on feminism�and race,�and�improved maps and illustrations�
• Includes a wealth of in-book and online resources, including exercises�and�boxed discussions,�chapter summaries, review questions, references, suggested readings,�an online test bank, and internet links�
• Provides�additional�instructor�support such as�suggested teaching models,�full-color�PowerPoint slides, and supplementary teaching material�

Retaining the�innovative approach�of its predecessors,�Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction, Third Edition�remains the ideal textbook for courses in�environmental issues, environmental science,�and�nature�and�society theory.�

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