{"product_id":"risks-and-the-anthropocene-alternative-views-on-the-environmental-emergency-hardback-9781789450415","title":"Risks and the Anthropocene; Alternative Views on the Environmental Emergency (Hardback) 9781789450415","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRisks and the Anthropocene\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAlternative Views on the Environmental Emergency\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJulien Rebotier (Edited by), J Rebotier (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781789450415, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 April 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm, 0.546 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Anthropocene refers to all societies’ current era of environmental challenges. For the social sciences, the Anthropocene represents a historical \"moment\" with huge potential: it offers people new ways of considering the human condition, as well as how they interact with the rest of the living world and with the planet on all levels. At the turn of the 21st century, the idea of the Anthropocene burst onto the older, diverse and varied scene of risk studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis \"new geological era\", which is entirely created by humanity, went on to revive our understanding of environmental issues, as well as the analysis of the social and political problems that constitute risk situations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing together contributions from specialists in social sciences concerning risks and the environment, \u003ci\u003eRisks and the Anthropocene\u003c\/i\u003e explores the advantages that the idea of the Anthropocene can offer in understanding risks and their management, as well as the limitations it presents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1. Toward Unprecedented Risks?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Coastal Risks: Coastlines Always Under Pressure, Catherine Meur-Ferec\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Forest Fires in the Anthropocene: Issues of Scale, Christine Bouisset\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Urban Climate: Agenda and Perspectives of a Climate Risk, Julia Hidalgo\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2. Recompositions for the Study and Management of Risks?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Permanence and Specificities of Risks and Their Management in the Anthropocene Era, Patrick Pigeon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The International World of Disasters: Beyond Reflexivity, Surpassing Naturalism?, Sandrine Revet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Difficult Birth of the Risk Society and the Relegation of Social Sciences, Pascale Metzger and Julien Rebotier\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3. What Consequences for a Changing Modernity?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Understanding the Political Fabric and Effects of Ensemble Flood Forecasts in Europe, Sébastien Nobert, Kristian Krieger and Florian Pappenberger\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Toward a New Security Deal? Reflexive Modernity, a Complex Turn and Shift to Uncertainty, Magali Reghezza-Zitt\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Imperative of Practical Wisdom in the Face of Anthropocene Emergencies: The Case of Climate Change, Florent Champy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geography%20%5BRG%5D%22\"\u003eRG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-ISTE","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52446802510104,"sku":"9781789450415","price":122.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781789450415.jpg?v=1785114180","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/risks-and-the-anthropocene-alternative-views-on-the-environmental-emergency-hardback-9781789450415","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}