Social Policy and the Environment

Broadening the conventionally limited sphere of social policy to encompass the environment as well as human welfare, Huby (U. of York) presents debates aimed at non-science major undergraduates over the social costs, responsibility for, and prevention of environmental damage. From a holistic viewpoint blurring the divide between the natural and social sciences, she frames the discussion on equitable policies for sustainable development with Spiker's concept of critical social policy as entailing structured inequalities. Includes a glossary of scientific and technical terms. Distributed in the US by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.