Barry Commoner's Contribution to the Environmental Movement: Science and Social Action (Work, Health and Environment Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (718 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0895032198 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 92 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Barry Commoner. For half a century, Dr. This book, collecting many of the invited papers, provides fascinating insights into the life and work of one of the twentieth century's most influential scientists and social activists. Few people have made greater contributions to protecting and improving the environment than the scientist, teacher, activist Dr. On the occasion of his eightieth birthday, a symposium was held at which invited speakers discussed his contributions to a wide range of environmental issues. Chapters contributed by other activists, scientists, and scholars including Ralph Nader, Tony Mazzocchi and Peter Montague cover many of Dr. Commoner has been an international leader in the environmental movement. Commoner's major contributions.
Science and Social Action Charles Levenstein This is an excellent collection -- a festschrift at Barry Commoner's 80th birthday. It includes contributions from Italy on Commoner's important role there in "greening" the left, as well as an article on his early nuclear work in St. Louis. Environmentalists, labor, and academic points of view -- and points of appreciation -- are all evident. An important book about an important figure in science and social action.
David Kriebel is a Professor in the Department of Work Environment at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he co-directs the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production. Commoner's, beginning in 1972, and has worked closely with him ever since. Professor Kriebel was a student of Dr. . His research interests include occupational and environment
essential reading for anyone who wants to understand where the environmental movement has come from, and where it is going. -- Ken Geiser, Director, Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute, Co-Director Lowell Center for Sustainable Production