Contested Environments

Why are food scares become so common? Whose voices count in decisions affecting the landscapes where we live? Will we soon be wars over water? What makes people protest outside international trade meetings? These are just a few of the questions that are explored in Contested Environments. By bringing together perspectives from science, social science, technology, and humanities, the book addresses in a uniquely interdisciplinary way why environmental issues are so often controversial. Other features include The book is part of a series entitled Change, Contest and Response . The series forms a significant part of an interdisciplinary Open University course on environmental matters. The other books in the series Understanding Environmental Issues; Changing Environments; Environmental Responses.