| Debating Climate Change: Pathways Through Argument to Agreement Contributor(s): Malone, Elizabeth L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844078299 ISBN-13: 9781844078295 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: Climate change may have begun as a scientific issue, but it is also a political issue, a manifestation of the problems associated with modernization, industrialism, capitalism and globalization. The climate change debate raises questions about whether global consensus or cooperation about the environment (or anything else) is possible, how the environment fits into and underlies the current ways people live their lives, and what counts as knowledge within the world system. As the world moves into a new era of international climate negotiations and increasing public awareness, understanding the complex debates and disagreements becomes ever more crucial so that ways forward can be found. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy - Science | Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 363.738 |
| LCCN: 2009007565 |
| Series: Science in Society (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated and contentious voices fill the air, the question gains urgency: How can people with widely varying viewpoints agree to address climate change? Each participant in the debate seems to have a different agenda, from protecting economic growth in developing countries to protecting the energy industry in industrialized countries, from those aghast at the damage done to the Earth to optimists who think we just need to adjust our technological approach. Debating Climate Change sorts through the tangle of arguments surrounding climate change to find paths to unexpected sites of agreement. Using an innovative sociological approach - combined discourse and social network analyses - Elizabeth L. Malone analyzes 100 documents representing a range of players in this high-stakes debate. Through this she shows how even the most implacable adversaries can find common ground - and how this common ground can be used to build agreement. Written in a clear, accessible style, this original research and insightful use of communication analysis will help advance understanding and negotiation on climate change throughout the pivotal times to come. Published with Science in Society |