Environment and society : a critical introduction / Paul Robbins, John Hintz, and Sarah A. Moore.

Previous edition: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the view from a human-made wilderness -- Population and scarcity -- Markets and commodities -- Institutions and "The Commons" -- Environmental ethics -- Risks and hazards -- Political economy -- Social construction of nature -- Carbon dioxide -- Trees -- Wolves -- Uranium -- tuna -- Lawns -- Bottled water -- French fries -- E-waste.

Substantially updated for the second edition, this engaging and innovative introduction to the environment and society uses key theoretical approaches to explore familiar objects. Featuring substantial revisions and updates for the second edition, including new chapters on E waste, mosquitoes and uranium, improved maps and graphics, new exercises, shorter theory chapters, and refocused sections on environmental solutions. It also discusses topics such as population and scarcity, commodities, environmental ethics, risks and hazards, and political economy and applies them to objects like bottled water, tuna, and trees.