Environmental policy is undergoing a dramatic transformation. The problems connected with global change, the need for preventative action, and the growing importance of non-source pollution call for n
In the post-9/11 security environment, the use of genetic data has extended beyond the confines of the criminal legal domain and into the realms of national security, defense, immigration, humanitaria
Examines scientific discoveries and developments within their historic context, showing how social trends and events influenced science and how scientific developments changed people's lives.
Praise for the previous edition:"...the complexity of issues is not glossed over. Students will find the book accessible and useful for research."—BooklistScientific research illuminates the caus
Examines scientific discoveries and developments within their historic context, showing how social trends and events influenced science and how scientific developments changed people's lives.
From shopping and banking to accessing media and communicating with others, looks at how the Internet has changed society as well as some of the changes on the horizon, while covering such topics as p
The protection of biodiversity through an international treaty underpinning a global regulatory regime has been accepted as the necessary legal and political structure for at least the last two decade
What is it about science that generates all those great plotlines? Rather than producing an encyclopedia the size of a major planet, Cartwright (science, U. of Chester) and Baker (literature and film,
Focusing on science's contribution to racist ideology, this textbook surveys race-centered research from the late 18th century to the present day. It addresses questions about the evolution of the con
Looks at scientific and technological advances in the field of gene therapy, as well as its impact on society and how future developments may play out.
Looks at scientific and technological advances in the field of renewable energy, as well as its impact on society and how future developments may play out.
Scientific Freedom represents the first comprehensive anthology of essays designed to explore both the state of scientific progress and the ethics, law and history of scientific research. The book giv
Global health is arguably the most pressing issue facing humanity. Trends in international migration and transnational commerce render state boundaries porous. Human activity in one part of the world
This book examines, through a multi-disciplinary lens, the possibilities offered by relationships and family forms that challenge the nuclear family ideal, and some of the arguments that recommend or
This book addresses the use of biometrics – including fingerprint identification, DNA identification and facial recognition – in the criminal justice system: balancing the need to ensure society is pr
For students in science and the humanities, Young (biology, Alverno College) provides a history of environmental science, from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to the present, with a focus on t
