Environmentalism
In: Short Histories of Big Ideas
Abstract
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 wa.
Verfügbarkeit
Themen
Environmentalism, Nature conservation, Natural areas, Environnementalisme, Nature, Réserves naturelles, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, History, Histoire, Conservation, Real Estate
Sprachen
Englisch
Verlag
Taylor and Francis
ISBN
Seiten
233
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