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A good place to start is with Michael M. Bell and Loka Ashwood’s (2015) An Invitation to Environmental Sociology (5th edn, New York: Sage), which has lots of helpful examples to illustrate key environmental issues. Philip W. Sutton’s (2007) The Environment: A Sociological Introduction (Cambridge: Polity) sets out the key sociological themes for newcomers to this area. Sociological Theory and the Environment: Classical Foundations, Contemporary Insights (2002), edited by Riley E. Dunlap, Frederick H. Buttel, Peter Dickens and August Gijswijt (Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield), explores what the classics have to offer in this field.

John Hannigan’s (2014) excellent Environmental Sociology: A Social Constructionist Perspective (3rd edn, London: Routledge) includes some very effective case studies, while Peter Dickens’s (2004) Social Theory and the Environment: Changing Nature, Changing Ourselves (Cambridge: Polity) adopts a critical realist position and explains this with clarity. A good collection of essays on the sociology of global warming can be found in Climate Change and Society: Sociological Perspectives (2015), edited by Riley E. Dunlap and Robert J. Brulle (New York: Oxford University Press).

On sustainable development, John Blewitt’s (2018) Understanding Sustainable Development (3rd edn, Abingdon: Routledge) is a very comprehensive and readable introduction. On the risk society, Ulrich Beck’s (2009) World at Risk (Cambridge: Polity) is quite accessible. For ecological modernization, The Ecological Modernization Reader: Environmental Reform in Theory and Practice (2009), edited by Arthur P. J. Mol, David A. Sonnenfeld and Gert Spaargaren (London: Routledge), does precisely what it says.

For environmental justice and ecological citizenship, try Benito Cao’s (2015) Environment and Citizenship (London: Routledge), a genuinely introductory text. Finally, Mark J. Smith and Piya Pangsapa’s (2008) Environment and Citizenship: Integrating Justice, Responsibility and Civic Engagement (London: Zed Books) is a stimulating read.

For a collection of original readings on natural and urban environments, see the accompanying Sociology: Introductory Readings (4th edn, Cambridge: Polity, 2021).