Tim Delaney is a professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Oswego. He regularly teaches sociology of sport courses and is the Director of the Sports Studies program at SUNY Oswego. Tim Madigan is a professor and department chair of philosophy at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. He is a past president of the Northeast Popular Culture Association.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. Environmental Thrivability, the Ecosystem and Mass Extinctions2. Climate Change and Human Dependency on Fossil Fuels3. Overpopulation and the Five Horrorists4. Humans Will Be the Cause of the Sixth Mass Extinction5. Nature and Human Skepticism Will Be the Cause of the Sixth Mass Extinction6. Environmental Ethics and Thrivability7. Helping the Environment Thrive8. Happiness Is a Thriving Environment9. We Can Change, but Will We Change?10. Educating ThrivabilityBibliographyIndex

“Very well written and employs an excellent balance of academic references and personal narratives from the authors. Given its insights and readability, this book will be difficult for readers to put down…highly recommended”—Choice

Tim Delaney is a professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Oswego. He regularly teaches sociology of sport courses and is the Director of the Sports Studies program at SUNY Oswego. Tim Madigan is a professor and department chair of philosophy at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. He is a past president of the Northeast Popular Culture Association.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. Environmental Thrivability, the Ecosystem and Mass Extinctions2. Climate Change and Human Dependency on Fossil Fuels3. Overpopulation and the Five Horrorists4. Humans Will Be the Cause of the Sixth Mass Extinction5. Nature and Human Skepticism Will Be the Cause of the Sixth Mass Extinction6. Environmental Ethics and Thrivability7. Helping the Environment Thrive8. Happiness Is a Thriving Environment9. We Can Change, but Will We Change?10. Educating ThrivabilityBibliographyIndex

“Very well written and employs an excellent balance of academic references and personal narratives from the authors. Given its insights and readability, this book will be difficult for readers to put down…highly recommended”—Choice

Tim Delaney is a professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Oswego. He regularly teaches sociology of sport courses and is the Director of the Sports Studies program at SUNY Oswego. Tim Madigan is a professor and department chair of philosophy at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. He is a past president of the Northeast Popular Culture Association.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. Environmental Thrivability, the Ecosystem and Mass Extinctions2. Climate Change and Human Dependency on Fossil Fuels3. Overpopulation and the Five Horrorists4. Humans Will Be the Cause of the Sixth Mass Extinction5. Nature and Human Skepticism Will Be the Cause of the Sixth Mass Extinction6. Environmental Ethics and Thrivability7. Helping the Environment Thrive8. Happiness Is a Thriving Environment9. We Can Change, but Will We Change?10. Educating ThrivabilityBibliographyIndex

“Very well written and employs an excellent balance of academic references and personal narratives from the authors. Given its insights and readability, this book will be difficult for readers to put down…highly recommended”—Choice