Product Description: The highly praised Fourth Edition of An Invitation to Environmental Sociology brings out the sociology of environmental possibility, inviting students to delve into this rapidly changing field. Written in a lively, engaging style, Bell covers the broad range of topics in environmental sociology with a personal passion rarely seen in sociology textbooks...read more

The papers presented in the volume are devoted to radiation environments in space and to the studies of the effects that could result from radiation exposures in these environments. The papers deal with both the description of the very different environments encountered in low earth orbits and deep space missions and the hazards posed by the radiations. The differences in the radiation environments govern the differences in the risks of radiation-induced effects and it is important that scientists accurately predict the radiations that will be encountered.

Product Description: It is easy to feel overwhelmed and depressed by all the threats facing modern agriculture—threats to the environment, to the health and safety of our food, to the economic and cultural viability of farmers and rural communities...read more

Product Description: In Childerley a twelfth-century church rises above the rolling quilt of pastures and grain fields. Volvos and tractors share the winding country roads. Here, in this small village two hours from London, stockbrokers and stock-keepers live side by side in thatched cottages, converted barns, and modern homes...read more