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Environment, Politics and Society /
"This special volume of Research in Political Sociology addresses the interconnectivity of environment, politics and society. Contributors engage with critical topics such as water resource management, climate change, civil rights, poverty and social inequality, green transportation and brain d...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bingley, UK :
Emerald Publishing Limited,
2018.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Research in political sociology ;
v. 25. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Environment, Politics, and Society; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Editorial Advisory Board; Preface; References; Polarizing Climate Politics in America; Introduction; Climate, Conflict, and US Politics; Understanding Political Polarization in American Climate Politics; Studying the Clean Power Plan; Studying Congressional Hearings; Data and Methods for Congressional Data; Network Analysis Technique; Interviewing Political Actors; Results; Political Polarization in Congressional Hearings; Political Polarization in Interviews with Policy Elites.
- Discussion and ConclusionAcknowledgments; References; Multilevel Governance and Minimum Flow: The Varying Conservation Outcomes of Water Conflict Resolution; Introduction; Multilevel Governance and Water; Data and Methods; Results: Three Case Studies; Phoenix; San Antonio; Tampa; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Empowering the Disempowered through Civil Rights Geographic Information Systems: The Case of Black Belt Region of Alabama; Introduction; Background; Study Objective and Methodology; Data and Method; Selected Cases and Discussion.
- Case 1: The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Exploring Montgomery Transportation through CR-GISCase 2: Macon, Lowndes, and Dallas Counties: Exploring Gerrymandering and Voting Rights through CR-GIS; "Gerrymandering"; "Voting Rights"; "Redistricting"; Case 3: Mapping Poverty of Alabama Black Belt through CR-GIS; Spatial Patterns of Poverty in the Black Belt; Poverty in State of Alabama; Conclusion; Notes; References; An Environmental Psychology Course and African-American Students' Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors; Introduction; Differing Worldviews.
- Demographic Variables and Environmental Activism, Attitudes, and BehaviorFactors Related to Pro-Environmental Behaviors; Method; Participants; Materials; Design and Procedure; Results and Discussion; Environmental Justice; Pro-Environmental Behaviors; Awareness of Environmental Issues; Relationship between Childhood Outdoor Behavior, Feelings of Safety, and Pro-Environmental Attitudes; Change in Overall Attitudes and Worldview; Limitations of Study; Conclusion; References; School Gardens: Unpacking the Potential to Reduce Food Insecurity among Alabama's Children; Introduction.
- Theoretical FrameworkLiterature Review; Child Food Insecurity; The Impact of Gardens; Gardens as a Sustainable Tool to Combat Food Insecurity; Methodology; Sample; Hypotheses and Other Assessments; Findings; Food Deserts and Food Insecurity; Discussion; Conclusion; References; The Impact of China's Changing Hukou on Women's Rural Land Rights; Introduction; The Hukou System and Labor Migration; Women at Work and Hukou; Women's Environmental Connection; Land Tenure and Migration; Gender, Tenure, and Hukuo; Conclusion; References.