Forging Environmentalism : Justice, Livelihood, and Contested Environments.
Title:
Forging Environmentalism : Justice, Livelihood, and Contested Environments.
Author:
Bauer, Joanne R.
ISBN:
9781317470304
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (416 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Editor's Note -- Introduction -- Part I. Forging Environmentalism in Four Countries -- 1. China: A Foreword -- The Politics and Ethics of Going Green in China: Air Pollution Control in Benxi City and Wetland Preservation in the Sanjiang Plain -- 2. Japan: A Foreword -- From Kogai to Kankyo Mondai: Nature, Development, and Social Conflict in Japan -- 3. India: A Foreword -- Rethinking Indian Environmentalism: Industrial Pollution in Delhi and Fisheries in Kerala -- 4. The United States: A Foreword -- Two Faces of American Environmentalism: The Quest for Justice in Southern Louisiana and Sustainability in the Sonoran Desert -- Part II. Understanding Values Cross-Nationally -- 5. The Value of Legality in Environmental Action -- 6. Environmental Transformations and the Values of Modernity -- 7. Evaluating Environmental Justice Claims -- 8. Framing Shared Values: Reason and Trust in Environmental Governance -- Part III. Reflections On The Study Of Environmental Values -- 9. How Shall We Study Environmental Values? -- Index.
Abstract:
Drawing on an unusually rich empirical base, this timely and compelling book examines how environmental values are constructed and legitimized within the policy process. It trains the spotlight on four environmentally significant countries - China, Japan, India, and the United States - representing a wide diversity of cultural, social, economic, and political characteristics. Through a combination of case studies and comparative analysis, the contributors illuminate cultural assumptions, standards, and analytic techniques that shape environmental actions and policies around the world. "Forging Environmentalism" provides valuable direction regarding what can be done to secure public support for environmental policies. Incorporating expert legal, economic, philosophical, sociological, and political perspective points the way toward the possibilities for a convergence of environmental norms and values across diverse cultures.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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