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Representing the Environment

Paperback

Main Details

Title Representing the Environment
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John R. Gold
By (author) George Revill
SeriesRoutledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:296
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreThe environment
ISBN/Barcode 9780415145909
ClassificationsDewey:333.7
Audience
Undergraduate
Professional & Vocational
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations 8 black & white tables

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 1 July 2004
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The development of the environmental movement has relied heavily upon written and visual imagery. Representing the Environment offers an introductory guide to representations of the environment found in the media, literature, art and everyday life encounters. The book comprises of three parts. The first outlines the methods and techniques necessary to study environmental representations, using examples ranging from road protests and tourist literature to the debate over genetically modified foods. The second part examines chronologically the development of Western attitudes towards the environment through their representations in painting, poetry and literature. The final section examines representations of urban environments, past and present, emphasizing the duality found in representations of the city in Western society. Featuring case studies from Europe, the Americas and Australia, Representing the Environment provides practical guidance on how to study environmental representations from a cultural and historic perspective, and places the reader in the role of active interpreter. The book argues that studying representations provides an important lens on the development of environmental attitudes, values and decision-making.

Author Biography

John R. Gold is Professor of Urban Geography and George Revill is Senior Lecturer in Geography at Oxford Brookes University.

Reviews

'An accessible, well-balanced and historically informed look at how societies portray and understand the natural environment.' - Richard Ek, Lund University, Sweden 'The strength of this text is the approachable way in which it has been written and the book provides a superb introduction for anyone wanting to better understand how the environment is being represented, by whom and for what purpose.' - Mags Adams, University of Salford, UK