Understanding the Global Environment

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Cover Understanding the Global Environment Copyright Contents List of Figures and Tables Preface Introduction Dialectics of the Sociology of Environment Globalization and Environment Ecosystem Structure of the Ecosystem Ecofeminism and Feminist Political Ecology Disaster Management and Its Application Conservation–Preservation Dilemma of Global–Local Environment Dialectics of the Environment Movement The Governance of GMOs Europe’s Rules on GMOs, and the WTO Practising Aspects of Regeneration of Fly Ash References Global Climate Change and Diseases Introduction Climate: Past, Present and Future The Climate of the Past The Climate of the Present and the Future Diseases Conclusion References Globalization and the Environmental Menace Woes Waiting in the Wings Sociological Studies of Environment The Environmental Menace Industrialization and Environmental Hazards Global Environmental Hazards Eco-Poverty and the Historicity of Eco-Destruction Exploitation of Earth Waste Products and Survival Crisis Electronic and Industrial Wastes Household And Hospital Wastes Hotel Wastes War and Environmental Catastrophe The Stockpile of Unitary Chemical Warfare Agents and Ammunition Effect of Depleted Uranium The Effect of Biological Weapons Sufferings Due to Radiation The Environment and Social Inequality Global Warming: A Fear Psychosis References Environment and Globalization Scientific Dimension Global Impacts on the Environment Human Interference Frequent Spatial Mobility Natural Resources and Environmental Hazards The Political Dimension Feedback of Policy Discussions Global Environmental Solutions Environment Management Sustainability References A Socio-Spatial Approach to Globalization: Mapping Ecologies of Inequality Introduction Diminishing Resources: Mapping the Ecologies of Inequality Time, Space and Place Socio-Spatial Approach Geographic Information Systems GIS as a Tool for Social Change The Ecologies of Power: Using GIS to Map, Power and Empower The Power of Conceptual Space Rural Ecology of Inequality, Poverty and Race in Northern California, USA Percentage of Children Below Poverty Level The Percentage of Non-White in the Total Population Identifying Socio-Spatial Patterns of Inequality Poverty and Access Share the Knowledge: Share the Power Note References Understanding Environmental Crisis: Locating Common Grounds in Principles and Practices between Deep and Social Ecologists Introduction Deep Ecologists’ Diagnosis of the Cause Social Ecologists’ Diagnosis of the Cause Comparing the Perceived Causes of the Crisis Common Grounds Agreements and Disagreements on Practices Agreements and Disagreements about Principles More on Deep Ecology More on Social Ecology Resolving the Conflict Conclusion References The Ecology and the Economy: What is Rational?1 Notes References Population, Overpopulation, and the Impact on the Environment Ecological Theories Carrying Capacity Human Ecology The Ecological Complex The Ecological Fallacy Overpopulation and Urbanization Urbanization’s Effects on the Environment Pollution Land Development and Deforestation Non-Renewable Resources Building Materials and the Climate Overall Effects Solutions References Society and Environment Interface: Impacts and Dilemmas Environmental Policies and Conventions Environment: The Talk of the Era Population, Environment and Sustainability Environment Protection Initiatives What the Planet’s Beings are Thinking Theory–Practice Dilemma Action Plan for Environment Management References A Sociological Approach to the Destruction of the Ecosystem Introduction The Concept of Ecosystem and Its Structure The Structure of Ecosystem Structure of the Ecosystem The Significance of Ecosystem as a Human Environment The Concept of Environment The Mutual Impact Between Ecosystem and Humans Mechanism of Destruction of Ecosystem Some Sociological Implications of the Ecosystem Destruction The Excess of Appropriated Carrying Capacity The Emergence of Environmentalism The Paradox of Technology From Sustainable Development to Ecological Modernization Concluding Remarks References The Promise of Feminist Political Ecology Development and Gender: WID, WAD, GAD and GED Theorizing on Environment and Gender Eco-Feminism Political Ecology Feminist Political Ecology Conclusion References Women and Biodiversity Women Feed the World Through Biodiversity Diversity: The Best Strategy for Preventing Drought and Desertification The Violence Against Women and Biodiversity Biopiracy: The Theft of Women’s Knowledge References Environmental Hazard and Reproductive Health of Women Environmental and Reproductive Health Status Use of Plastics Environmental Oestrogens Use of Lead The Emerging AIDS Epidemic Massive Environmental Pollution and Reproductive Health Awareness Regarding Environmental Hazards References Analysing Environmental Disasters The Evolution of Academic Research on Disasters Technological Disasters Versus Natural Disasters Disaster Vulnerability The Chicago Heat Wave Hurricane Katrina in new Orleans Toxic Gas Leak in Bhopal, India The Incubation of a Disaster Conclusion Notes References Disasters and Disaster Research: A Case Study of Floods in Bangladesh Introduction Research on Disaster Disaster Research in Bangladesh Findings of Relevant Studies on Disaster in Bangladesh Floods: A Case Study on Disaster in Bangladesh The History of Floods Kinds of Floods Causes of Floods Floodsa and their Effects on Human Lives Measures to Control Flooding Floods and their Impact on Women Conclusions Notes References The Social Process of Vulnerability to Disasters and Environmental Crisis in Bangladesh Introduction The National Economy of Shrimp Culture Change in the Public Policy Environment Development Intervention by International Agencies Modification of the Coastal Geographic Environment Geography of Shrimp Culture Shrimp Fry Unilateral Development Planning for Protection of Agricultural Land Livelihood Change and Social Conflicts in the Three Study Sub-Districts Changes in the Land use and Livelihood Social and Environmental Concerns Concluding Remarks Notes References (Re) Imagining the Local in Global Environmental Narratives: The Story of between the Rivers Introduction The Story of between the Rivers Environmental Narratives in the Global Era ‘Normalized Environments’: Environmental Discourse in Between the Rivers Defining Normalization The Case of Normalization in Between the Rivers The Case of Scientization in Between the Rivers (Re)imagining the ‘Local’: Place-Based Contestations in Between the Rivers Defining Place-Based Contestations Place-Based Contestations in Between the Rivers Concluding Remarks Notes References Globalization as Transnationalization and Hybridization: The Changing Face of Environmental Movements Introduction Nigeria–USA–Ghana USA–Israel Turkey–EU Lithuania–USA Conclusions References Governance of GMOs and the Constraints for a Redefinition of the Public Arena in Brazil Introduction Models of Innovation and Risk Management What is Public Participation? The Proliferation of the Social Conditions The Coalition Against Liberation The Coalition Favourable to Liberation The Conflicts Inside the Coalitions and Consequences for the Governance of GMOs Evaluating the Agendas of the Coalitions and their Relation to Civic Epistemology Final Comments Notes References Fly Ash: Environmental and Utilization Perspectives Classification of Fly Ash Properties of Fly Ash Shape of Particles Chemical and Mineralogical Composition An Artificial Pozzolan Hydration Properties Adsorption Properties Leaching Properties Multielemental Characterization and Chemical Speciation of Fly Ash Environmental Impacts of Fly Ash Fly Ash in Surface and Groundwater Fly Ash in Ambient Air Utilization of Fly Ash for the Good use of Environment Use of Fly Ash in Agriculture Land Reclamation Small-Scale Option Bricks, Zeolites, Fillers Alum, Utensil Cleaner, Chalk Removal and Separation of Metals Economic Viability and Technical Feasibility Conclusion References The Editor and the Contributors The Editor The Contributors Index