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Environmentalism

David Peterson Del Mar
Livre broché | Anglais | Short Histories of Big Ideas
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Environmental movements have produced some impressive results, including cleaner air and the preservation of selected species and places. But movements that challenged western prosperity and comfort seldom made much progress, and many radical environmentalists have been unabashed utopianists.

In this short guide, Peterson del Mar untangles this paradox by showing how prosperity is essential to environmentalism. Industrialisation made conservation sensible, but also drove people to look for meaning in nature even as they consumed its products more relentlessly. Hence Englandled the way in both manufacturing and preserving its countryside, and the United Statescreated a matchless set of national parks as it became the world's pre-eminent economic and military power. Environmentalismconsiders both the conservation and preservation movements and less organized forms of nature loving (from seaside vacations to ecotourism) to argue that these activities have commonly distracted us from the hard work of creating a sustainable and sensible relationship with the environment.

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Nombre de pages :
232
Langue:
Anglais
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EAN:
9780582772977
Date de parution :
21-09-06
Format:
Livre broché
Format numérique:
Trade paperback (VS)
Dimensions :
130 mm x 198 mm
Poids :
240 g

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