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Social-Ecological Transformation: Reconnecting Society and Nature
Karl Bruckmeier
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Description for Social-Ecological Transformation: Reconnecting Society and Nature
Hardback. Num Pages: 425 pages, 2 colour illustrations, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; PSAF; RNPG; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
This book advances a social-ecological theory to reconnect nature and society through sustainable transformation of interacting social and ecological systems. Social ecology develops as an interdisciplinary science by using knowledge from the social sciences, especially sociology and economics, and from natural-scientific ecology. Knowledge integration across the boundaries of social and natural sciences is not widespread, blocked by the specialisation of theories and their competing forms of explanation and interpretation. Chapters in this book describe a new social-ecological theory that connects concepts and theories from both sides to create a new interdisciplinary theory. Inter- and transdisciplinary knowledge synthesis creates possibilities to ... Read more
This book advances a social-ecological theory to reconnect nature and society through sustainable transformation of interacting social and ecological systems. Social ecology develops as an interdisciplinary science by using knowledge from the social sciences, especially sociology and economics, and from natural-scientific ecology. Knowledge integration across the boundaries of social and natural sciences is not widespread, blocked by the specialisation of theories and their competing forms of explanation and interpretation. Chapters in this book describe a new social-ecological theory that connects concepts and theories from both sides to create a new interdisciplinary theory. Inter- and transdisciplinary knowledge synthesis creates possibilities to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
682g
Number of Pages
406
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137438270
SKU
V9781137438270
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99-15
About Karl Bruckmeier
Karl Bruckmeier is Professor in the Department of Sociology, National Research University - Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia. Formerly he was Professor in Human Ecology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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