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Environment and Citizenship
Mark J. Smith
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Description for Environment and Citizenship
Paperback. A book that outlines the debates on environmental and ecological citizenship that have emerged out of the concern with environmental justice since the 1990s. It demonstrates how awareness of environmental hazards, injustices and new forms of risk is only useful when it generates strategies for political change. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPVH1; RNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 138. Weight in Grams: 408.
Citizenship and the environment are hotly debated, as climate change places more responsibility on individuals and institutions in shaping policy. Using new evidence and cases from across the globe, Environment and Citizenship explores the new vocabulary of ecological citizenship and examines how successful environmental policy-making depends on the responsible actions of citizens and civil society organizations as much as on governments and international treaties. This accessible and thought-provoking book: - provides a comprehensive and timely guide to the debates on environmental and ecological citizenship, expertly combining examples of practice with theory; - examines how environmental movements ... Read more
Citizenship and the environment are hotly debated, as climate change places more responsibility on individuals and institutions in shaping policy. Using new evidence and cases from across the globe, Environment and Citizenship explores the new vocabulary of ecological citizenship and examines how successful environmental policy-making depends on the responsible actions of citizens and civil society organizations as much as on governments and international treaties. This accessible and thought-provoking book: - provides a comprehensive and timely guide to the debates on environmental and ecological citizenship, expertly combining examples of practice with theory; - examines how environmental movements ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
407g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842779033
SKU
V9781842779033
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
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99-50
About Mark J. Smith
Dr. Mark J. Smith is author or editor of numerous books including Ecologism: Towards Ecological Citizenship (1998), Social Science in Question (1998), Thinking through the Environment (1999), Rethinking State Theory (2000) and articles on environment, politics and corporate responsibility. Dr. Piya Pangsapa is the author of Textures of Struggle (2007) as well as articles on migration, ... Read more
Reviews for Environment and Citizenship
'Clearly written, cleverly argued and comprehensively supported by evidence, Environment and Citizenship should be on everybody's reading list. A major contribution to the study of responsibility, justice and the environment.' Bryan S. Turner, Co-editor of Citizenship Studies 'Truly essential reading. Written at a time when citizenship, justice and virtue ethics have made their way - at ... Read more