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Judith A. Cherni - Economic Growth Versus the Environment - 9780333929568 - V9780333929568
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Economic Growth Versus the Environment

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Description for Economic Growth Versus the Environment Hardback. Judith A. Cherni identifies the convergence of global economic growth trends and the localization of environmental and health risks and, backed by scientific findings, she challenges the exclusive use of the natural sciences for explanation. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Judith A. Cherni presents a critical text of interdisciplinary research and a theoretical argued case for analyzing a physical/social problem with a political economic approach. The author identifies the convergence of global economic growth trends and the localization of environmental and health risks. Backed by scientific findings, she challenges the exclusive use of the natural sciences for explanation. Drawing also on participatory knowledge of local residents, she uses an original database of a large household survey in Houston, US.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Global Issues
Number of Pages
235
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333929568
SKU
V9780333929568
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Judith A. Cherni
JUDITH A. CHERNI is Fellow Research Lecturer at the Department of the Environment and Technology, Imperial College, London. She has published book chapters and articles on globalization, modern risks, and local change.

Reviews for Economic Growth Versus the Environment
'...general readers, undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers...will find this volume of some use.' - A.A. Batabyal, Choice

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