Description
Over the years, we have witness unprecedented growth and development that threatens our planet earth as evidenced by environmental degradation, world poverty all of which will be exacerbated by climate change. "Environmental Crisis or Crisis of Epistemology?" explores the ideas that environmental destruction and injustice is integrally related to unsustainable knowledge and the role that knowledge plays in a racially discriminatory and unequal society. It also challenges us to think more critically about certain kinds of growth and development and creating knowledge that is more sustainable, environmentally benign and just and more compatible with the earth's lifecycle. To continue business as usual without questioning our epistemology could lead to dire and unintended consequences of Herculean proportions. We can and must reverse this perilous trend. We must embarked upon creating knowledge that is more protective of the environment and the inhabitants of the earth.
Author: Bunyan Bryant
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Published: 05/01/2011
Pages: 266
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781600378409
ISBN10: 1600378404
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Environmental Science (see also Chemistry | Environmental)
- Social Science | Sociology | General
- Social Science | Discrimination
About the Author
Bunyan Bryant, the editor of "Environmental Crisis of Crisis of Epistemology?," is a professor in University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment. He is one of the architects of the Environmental Justice Movement and has edited and written articles on the Movement. Two edited books of note are: "Race and the Incidence of Environmental Hazards: A Time for Discourse" and "Environmental Justice: Issues, Policies, and Solutions." Bunyan has been the recipient of many awards namely: The Damu Smith Power of One Environmental Justice Award and the Dream Keeper Award for his tireless work to enhance diversity, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Justice Award for outstanding service as a charter member of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, and the William D. Milliken Distinguished Service Award, the state of Michigan highest environmental award.
Residence: Ann Arbor, Michigan