It is a critical time for environmental sociology. Against a backdrop of increasingly dynamic environmental and social change, contemporary scholarship must reorient itself to cut through the noise and directly confront the urgent socio-environmental questions of today.
In Environmental Sociology Now, Jordan Fox, Ian Carrillo, J. P. Sapinski, and Diana Stuart have gathered original essays from many of the emerging scholars who are advancing new ideas and making innovative connections across disciplines to lay new foundations. Each essay centers on the prompt "What does a more interdisciplinary, more diverse, and more justice-oriented environmental sociology look like, and what does that mean for our collective future?" Bringing together different—and often conflicting—points of view, this book outlines an inclusive, forward-looking classroom and research agenda. Challenging both students and scholars to critically reconsider what our environmental relationships currently look like (and what may be in store), this timely book will be a vital resource for the research and teaching of environment and society for years to come.
Jordan Fox is Associate Professor of Sociology and of Environment and Sustainability at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo.
Ian Carrillo is Assistant Professor of Sociology and affiliate faculty in the Center for Brazil Studies at the University of Oklahoma.
J. P. Sapinski is Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Université de Moncton, in Canada.
Diana Stuart is Professor in the School of Earth and Sustainability at Northern Arizona University.
"This is the book I've been waiting my entire career for! Environmental Sociology Now reflects the power and creativity of the diversity of methods, theories, and scholars doing this important work. This volume demonstrates why environmental sociology is now the leading edge of the entire discipline of sociology."—David N. Pellow, author of What is Critical Environmental Justice?
"Individually, the essays in Environmental Sociology Now excite, illuminate, and provoke. Taken together, they offer a rigorous, justice-oriented reappraisal of environmental sociology, one that is taking on the intellectual and political challenges associated with complex environmental problems. A rich and thoughtfully curated volume, full of abundant insight."—Rebecca Elliott, author of Underwater: Loss, Flood Insurance, and the Moral Economy of Climate Change in the United States
"Environmental Sociology Now offers an essential field guide to a diverse, dynamic, and rapidly expanding subfield. While other volumes emphasize origin stories and rehearse familiar debates, this book orients readers—whether veteran scholars, curious sociologists from other areas of the discipline, or students just starting out—toward emerging analytical frontiers."—Caleb Scoville, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Tufts University
"This rich and expansive volume brings together an impressive list of contemporary scholars to address long-standing and novel questions in environmental sociology. As ecological changes continue apace, Environmental Sociology Now offers an excellent syllabus on studying the environment for established researchers and students alike. It is sure to be a touchstone book for many years to come."—Max Besbris, coauthor of Soaking the Middle Class: Suburban Inequality and Recovery from Disaster
"I learned a lot from this collection, which brings together a new generation of researchers researching challenges to the environments. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone interested in understanding frontier research in this field."—Michèle Lamont, Professor of Sociology, Harvard University, and past president of the American Sociological Association
296 pp.6 x 9Illus: 11 b/w figures
9780520421240$95.00|£80.00Hardcover
Mar 2026