Timescapes of Modernity: The Environment and Invisible Hazards

by Barbara Adam

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Timescapes of Modernity explores the relationship between time and environmental and socio-cultural concerns. Using examples such as the BSE crisis, the Sea Empress oil pollution and the Chernobyl radiation Barbara Adam argues that environmental hazards are inescapably tied to the successes of the industrial way of life. Global markets and economic growth; large-scale production of food; the speed of transport and communication; the 24 hour society...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0415162742

ISBN13:9780415162746

Release Date:March 1998

Publisher:Routledge

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.33 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Related Subjects

Biological Sciences Earth Sciences Ecology Economics Engineering Environment Environmental Economics Environmental Science Environmental Studies Geography

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