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Routledge eBooks, Nov 25, 2020

Sage eBooks, 2000

Introduction - Gert Spaargaren, Arthur P J Mol and Frederick H Buttel Globalization, Modernity an... more Introduction - Gert Spaargaren, Arthur P J Mol and Frederick H Buttel Globalization, Modernity and the Environment Classical Theory and Contemporary Environmental Sociology - Frederick H Buttel Some Reflections on the Antecedents and Prospects for Reflexive Modernization Theories in the Study of Environment and Society Ecological Modernization Theory and the Changing Discourse on Environment and Modernity - Gert Spaargaren Modern Theories of Society and the Environment - Eugene A Rosa The Risk Society Social Constructions and Social Constrictions - William R Freudenburg Toward Analyzing the Social Construction of 'the Naturalized' as Well as 'the Natural' Globalization and Environment - Arthur P J Mol Between Apocalypse-Blindness and Ecological Modernization Environmental Social Theory for a Globalizing World Economy - Michael Redclift The Ideology of Ecological Modernization in 'Double-Risk' Societies - Leonardus Rinkevicius A Case Study of Lithuanian Environmental Policy Political Modernization Theory and Environmental Politics - Pieter Leroy and Jan van Tatenhove Ecological Modernization and Post-Ecologist Politics - Ingolfur Bl[um]uhdorn Self-Organizing Complexity, Conscious Purpose and 'Sustainable Development' - Ernest Garcia

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2012

Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 2000

Since the early 1970s sociologists have been attempting to incorporate environmental questions in... more Since the early 1970s sociologists have been attempting to incorporate environmental questions into social theory. The main objective of these efforts has been to gain a better understanding of the birth and development of environmental issues in society and the way society changes in dealing with them. During the 1970s and early 1980s the debate between distinct schools of thought in what we would now label environmental sociology focused on the main institutional dimensions of modern society that should be held responsible for the environmental crisis. To some extent this phase of intellectual development can be interpreted as the environmental ‘application’ of a more general sociological debate dating back to the 1960s that concentrated on questions relating to whether industrialism, capitalism, or surveillance was the common denominator characterizing modern Western societies.1

SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks, 2000

Environmental Politics, Jan 18, 2011

Consumers are increasingly concerned about the impacts of global food provision, but especially i... more Consumers are increasingly concerned about the impacts of global food provision, but especially in the case of marine fish, their unease is complex, locally specific and still evolving. Responding to these apprehensions solely by promoting short local supply chains is restricted to niche markets and leaves other opportunities for increasing sustainability untouched. Additional, complementary strategies for the greening of food

Journal of Rural Studies, Jul 1, 2014

Springer eBooks, 2010

In this concluding chapter, the aims that were formulated at the start of this volume are revisit... more In this concluding chapter, the aims that were formulated at the start of this volume are revisited. Drawing on the specific social scientific way of defining and trying to meet the sanitation challenges, the most important results of this volume are presented. Building upon the results achieved, the future of the field of sanitation as an area of social scientific research and policy making is explored.

Society & Natural Resources, Oct 1, 1992

... life. In this respect we propose that theories of modern society as a risk-society should be ... more ... life. In this respect we propose that theories of modern society as a risk-society should be given greater attention within environmental sociology. Keywords Capitalism ...Environmental Sociology: A Selective Review Figure 1 provides ...

Journal of Cleaner Production, Oct 1, 2016

Various theories and approaches have been introduced in the debate on how to address sustainable ... more Various theories and approaches have been introduced in the debate on how to address sustainable consumption. In this study, we first discuss different theoretical perspectives on sustainable consumption, particularly developed in the fields of economics, social psychology and environmental sociology. We argue that neither an ‘individualist’ nor a system- or structural perspective alone is sufficient for understanding and analysing the transition towards sustainable consumption. Therefore, we propose to apply the Social Practices Approach (SPA) that combines both human agency and social structures to understand sustainable consumption issues. Following the SPA framework, we review and summarize research on sustainable consumption in China in particular on three consumption fields: food, housing energy and mobility. It is found that introducing more efficient production technology is commonly taken as the focal point in these sectors when sustainable consumption was introduced to China. Despite a rising interest in consumers' perceptions of products' sustainability in recent years, research has rarely paid any attention to consumers' behavioural change or to the transition dynamics towards sustainable consumption. In general, ‘individualist’ perspectives have largely dominated Chinese sustainable consumption research. This paper proposes to move attention to a better understanding of Chinese consumption issues by emphasizing the link between the provision of sustainable products and the diverse sustainable consumption practices. Also, images of food, energy, mobility and other consumption products that are undergoing transitions need to be considered in future research as these have consequences for socio-technical changes, material infrastructures and for ‘lifestyle’ innovations.