160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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Although Green approaches to politics have had some practical successes in a range of different countries, the movement has lacked a fully developed and coherent political theory. In this unique study David Wells and Tony Lynch demonstrate that ecological understanding and environmental concern are not just consistent with notions of social equity and grass-roots democracy, but that a concern for... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Why environmentalism?; Green politics and deep ecological ethics; Green politics and the question of growth; Economy and ecology; Commons, community and environment; Political ecology and the social contract; Political ecology and government; Recovering politics; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
David Wells, Tony Lynch
βA lucid and politically engaged introduction to the challenging environmental issues which confront us. The Political Ecologist is destined to establish itself as one of the canonical introductory texts.β William Grey, Australian President of the International Association for Environmental Ethics βAn excellent text for students of politics and economics interested in environmentalism...β ASLIB Book Guide
