The Book Prize Index

Sense of Place and Sense of Planet

Ursula K. Heise

"Examines the connections between environmentalism/ecocriticism and theories of globalization and cosmopolitanism on the one hand and risk theory (especially Ulrich Beck's theory of the "risk society") on the other." -- Publisher's website

Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment · high confidenceNature & Environment81 signalsLlm Classifier: Nature & Environment -> Nature & EnvironmentOpen Library: Environmentalism -> Nature & EnvironmentOpen Library: History -> HistoryTravel, Exploration & PlaceClass, Poverty & Inequality

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
PROSE Award for Media and Cultural Studies2008Honorable mentionOfficial source
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Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The book examines connections between environmentalism/ecocriticism and theories of globalization and cosmopolitanism, and relates them to risk theory—especially Ulrich Beck’s “risk society.”

    Model confidence 62%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    68 / 100 academic

    Academic

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 56%.