Culture, Nature, and Environmental Sustainability: An Anthropological Introduction

UNDERSTANDING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES As environmental crises intensify, understanding the intertwined cultural, political, and ecological dimensions of sustainability is more critical than ever. Culture, Nature, and Environmental Sustainability: An Anthropological Introduction offers a comprehensive and inclusive exploration of environmental anthropology, connecting a century of ethnographic research to today’s urgent challenges. Luis A. Vivanco and Keri Vacanti Brondo guide readers through a problem-centered approach, equipping them with the critical thinking skills and applied tools needed to understand and address the complex human dimensions of environmental change. Diverse perspectives—including Indigenous, feminist, and Global South scholarship—are embedded throughout, rather than siloed in separate sections. Each chapter opens with a real-world environmental issue and develops the analytical questions and case studies necessary to address it, interweaving theory, ethnography, and active learning opportunities. With topics spanning climate change, water, food systems, health, conservation, and multispecies relations, the authors emphasize the multiple ways anthropological methods can inform action, policy, and innovation in sustainability. Written for intermediate and advanced undergraduates in Environmental Anthropology, Political Ecology, and Culture and Sustainability courses, Culture, Nature, and Environmental Sustainability: An Anthropological Introduction is also a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers in anthropology, environmental studies, and related disciplines. Bridges culture, nature, and sustainability through an anthropological lens on global environmental challenges Environmental anthropology offers powerful tools for making sense of today’s pressing sustainability challenges, from climate change and biodiversity loss to environmental injustice and resource conflicts. Culture, Nature, and Environmental Sustainability: An Anthropological Introduction is a comprehensive, inclusive, and problem-centered guide to understanding the cultural, political, and ecological dimensions of these issues. Grounded in over a century of ethnographic inquiry, this volume examines how human communities engage with their environments—revealing that concepts such as “sustainability,” “Anthropocene,” and “environmental justice” are not only complex but also shaped by histories, power relations, and cultural perspectives. Luis A. Vivanco and Keri Vacanti Brondo integrate diverse voices into a field often dominated by Euro-American perspectives, including Indigenous, Global South, and feminist scholarship. Each chapter begins with a pressing environmental problem and develops the analytical questions, theoretical insights, and case studies necessary to explore it. The authors address a wide range of contemporary themes, such climate, water, food systems, conservation, and multispecies relations, to equip readers to think critically, work across disciplines, and engage constructively with the complex realities of sustaining human and ecological wellbeing Exploring both the challenges and the possibilities of sustainable futures, Culture, Nature, and Environmental Sustainability: An Anthropological Introduction: Offers a future-oriented perspective on developing new ways of thinking and acting in response to environmental challenges Links theory, ethnography, and practice in environmental anthropology Engages with urgent global sustainability issues through real-world case studies Includes active learning features such as “Environmental Anthropology in Action” profiles and “Doing Anthropology of Sustainability” exercises Provides summaries, glossaries, and curated resources to support continued study Written by award-winning educators with decades of teaching experience, Culture, Nature, and Environmental Sustainability: An Anthropological Introduction is ideal for intermediate and advanced undergraduates in Environmental Anthropology, Political Ecology, and Culture and Sustainability courses, particularly within anthropology, geography, sociology, and environmental studies programs.

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