An introduction to the sociological study of the environment. It emphasises the ways in which our conceptualisation of the relationships between environments and human societies differ historically and cross-culturally.

The relationship between humans and the environment has taken centre stage in the quest for development that supports both ecological integrity and sustainable livelihoods. This Reader covers the ways in which the environment and environmental change have been conceptualized or (mis)understood. It is suitable for students and academics.

Revised edition of Environmental criminology and crime analysis, 2008.

A much-needed account of what has gone wrong in our thinking about the environment. Val Plumwood argues that we need to see nature as an end itself, rather than an instrument to get what we want.