This volume investigates the complex interplay between global social processes, human consciousness of the world, and the practical application of environmental advocacy. Edited by Darrell A. Posey and Steven Vertovec, the text compiles contributions from prominent scholars to analyze how intensifying economic and political networks influence our perception of specific environments. The authors argue that understanding the modern world requires a synthesis of globalism as a cognitive framework and environmentalism as a tangible social movement.

Experts recognize this collection as a significant contribution to the study of human-environment relations within a globalized framework. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a foundational resource for students and researchers in sociology and environmental studies.