A timely exploration of the social context of environmental change and it's effect on mankind. A unique mix of both social and environmental science approaches.

Introduction
The Earth in Physical and Social Thought
Ways to Make a World: From Relational Materiality to Radical Asymmetry
After the Tsunami: Vulnerability on a Volatile Planet
Quaking: The 1755 Lisbon Disaster and the Modern Subject
Justice and Abrupt Climate Change
Hurricane Katrina and the Origins of Community
¿Burning for the Other¿: Colonial Encounters on a Planet of Fire
Extending Hospitality: Global Mobility and Journeys in Deep Time

Nigel Clark is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the Open University