Global Environmental Politics finally answers the question of how to teach students about environmental harm with a sense of ecological reality, a firm grasp on politics, and an optimistic look toward the future.
Praise for Global Environmental Politics
"The book creates an atypical walk through familiar readings and links one to another in an insightful way, enabling students to fain more than the sum of the parts?In sum, Global Environmental Politics has a place in any introductory-level undergraduate class on the subject."
-Global Governance
"This remarkable collection ties together the work of writers, activists, and scholars to reveal the complexities of the world in which we live and the challenges facing the planet that supports us. Wapner and Nicholson confront readers with provocative ideas and realistic appraisals, but also with paths forward that cut across scales, from individual to global. I can't wait to see how my students respond to the ideas and perspectives presented in this exciting volume!"
-Kate O'Neill, University of California at Berkeley
"More than a textbook, Nicholson and Wapner's collection of readings combines the responsibilities of sound scholarship and civic action with the possibilities of informed, meaningful action. Highly recommended."
-Thomas Princen, University of Michigan, author of The Logic of Sufficiency
"An excellent primary or complementary text for an introductory Global Environmental Politics course. The organization of topics is logical, the introductory comments are useful for putting the readings into context, and the student exercises are perhaps my favorite part-an excellent idea! I like the balance of mixing popular readings with more scholarly readings and find that students like the mix as well. There is a need for a new reader in this area, and I really like this approach!"
-Pamela Chasek, Manhattan College
"If you want to teach a course on environmental politics that forces students to engage the subject in relation to their daily lives, then Nicholson and Wapner's volume cannot be beaten. They have curated and carefully edited an array of fantastic texts, both scholarly and popular, and provided readers with succinct, thoughtful overviews of the themes these texts introduce. This book will profoundly enrich the learning experience of all those students lucky enough to be required to read it."
-Matthew Paterson, University of Ottawa
"Global Environmental Politics: From Person to Planet gives us all signals to inspire positive behaviors as we collectively design a beneficial future for all the children of all species for all time."
-William McDonough, Architect and co-author of Cradle to Cradle
