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Ecological Modernisation Around the World: Perspectives and Critical Debates book cover

1st Edition

Ecological Modernisation Around the World Perspectives and Critical Debates

Edited By Arthur P.J. Mol, David A. Sonnenfeld Copyright 2000
312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge
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The idea of ecological modernisation originated in Western Europe in the 1980s, gaining attention around the world by the late 1990s. At the core of this social scientific and policy-oriented approach is the view that contemporary societies have the capability of dealing with their environmental crises. Experiences in some countries demonstrate that modern institutions can incorporate... Read more
Introduction

1. Arthur P.J. Mol and David A. Sonnenfeld, "Ecological Modernisation Theory around the world: an introduction"

Theoretical Perspectives

2. Arthur P.J. Mol and Gert Spaargaren, "Ecological modernisation in debate: a review"

3. Gert Spaargaren and Bas J.M. van Vliet, "Lifestyles, consumption and the environment. The ecological modernisation of domestic consumption"

4. Maurie Cohen, "Ecological modernisation, environmental knowledge, and national character"

Case Studies from Around the World

Advanced Industrial Countries

5. David Pellow, Allan Schnaiberg, and Adam Weinberg, "Putting the ecological modernisation thesis to the test: the promises and performance of urban recycling" (USA)

6. Pekka Jokinen, "Europeanisation and ecological modernisation: agri-environmental policy and practices in Finland"

Transitional Economies

7. Leonardus Rinkevicius, "Ecological modernisation as cultural politics: transformations of the civic environmental activism in Lithuania"

8. Zsuzsa Gille, "Legacy of waste or wasted legacy? The end of industrial ecology in postsocialist Hungary"

Developing Countries

9. David A. Sonnenfeld, "Contradictions of ecological modernisation: pulp and paper manufacturing in South-East Asia"

10. Jos Frijns, Phung Thuy Phuong and Arthur P.J. Mol, "Ecological modernisation theory and industrialising economies: the case of Viet Nam"

Biography

Arthur P.J. Mol, David A. Sonnenfeld

"A rich source of historical and theoretical context.  I would recommend the Mol and Sonnenfeld volume." John Ehrenfeld, Journal of Industrial Ecology, January 2004

"Surveys the current state of the art from both theoretical and empirical angles" Michael Parnwell." Asia Pacific Viewpoint, April 2002

"A useful addition to the growing literature on ecological modernization." David Gibbs - Economic Geography, October 2001

"In showing the conditions for success and failure of EM [Ecological Modernization] in practice ... an extremely rich book." Hein-Anton van der Heijden - Environmental Politics, Autumn 2001

"Refreshing and multifaceted empirical reflections on the validity of EMT [Ecological Modernization Theory]." Nayna Jhaveri - Environment and Planning C, August 2001

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