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Introduction: Environmental studies past, present and future; Part 1 Classic concepts; Editorial introduction; 1.1 Adaptation; 1.2 Bioregionalism; 1.3 Conservation; 1.4 Desertification; 1.5 Environment; 1.6 Ecosystems; 1.7 Environmental catastrophe; 1.8 Ecological footprint; 1.9 The environmental Ku...

1.21 Sustainable development; 1.22 The tragedy of the commons; 1.23 Uncertainty; 1.24 Vulnerability; 1.25 Wilderness; Part 2 Contemporary concepts; Editorial introduction; 2.1 The Anthropocene; 2.2 Biopolitics; 2.3 Biosecurity; 2.4 Corporate environmental responsibility; 2.5 The Earth System; 2.6 Ec...

2.19 Post-environmentalism; 2.20 The social construction of nature; 2.21 Symbolic environmental politics; 2.22 Tipping points; 2.23 Wicked environmental problems; Part 3 Classic approaches; Editorial introduction; 3.1 Cultural theory; 3.2 Ecotheology; 3.3 Environmental anthropology; 3.4 Environmenta...

3.15 Environmental management; 3.16 Environmental philosophy; 3.17 Environmental planning; 3.18 Environmental psychology; 3.19 Natural hazards research; 3.20 Science and technology studies; 3.21 Social ecology; Part 4 Contemporary approaches; Editorial introduction; 4.1 Animal studies; 4.2 Business...

4.12 Environmental political economy; 4.13 Environmental political theory; 4.14 Political ecology; 4.15 Post-normal science; 4.16 Queer ecology; 4.17 Resilience science; 4.18 Sustainability science; 4.19 Vulnerability science; 4.20 Urban ecology; Part 5 Key topics: environmental challenges and chang...