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Author Barr, Stewart, 1976-

Title Environment and society : sustainability, policy and the citizen / Stewart Barr.

Publication Info. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2008]
©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 280 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Ashgate studies in environmental policy and practice
Ashgate studies in environmental policy and practice.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-278) and index.
Contents Green dilemmas -- Sustainability -- Policy -- Behaviour change : policy and practice -- The social-psychology of environmental action -- Framing environmental practice -- Sustainable lifestyles -- The value-action gap -- Changing behaviour : a social marketing approach -- Sustainability, citizens and progress.
Summary Environment and Society examines the complex relationships between humans and nature from a new perspective, incorporating recent moves to situate sustainable development within a household and individual context. Through a series of theoretical and practical chapters, it builds a comprehensive account of the complex factors that underlie our everyday attitudes and behaviour towards the natural environment.
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Subject Human ecology.
Human ecology.
Social ecology.
Social ecology.
Environmentalism -- Social aspects.
Environmentalism -- Social aspects.
Sustainable development.
Sustainable development.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Barr, Stewart, 1976- Environment and society. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2008 (DLC) 2007035684
ISBN 9780754689027 (electronic book)
0754689026 (electronic book)
9780754643432 (alkaline paper)
0754643433 (alkaline paper)