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ENVIRONMENTALISM IBD

ROUTLEDGE
09 / 2006
9780582772977
Inglés

Sinopsis

Environmentalámovements have produced some impressive results, including cleaner air and the preservationáof selected species and places.áButámovementsáthat challenged western prosperity and comfortáseldom made much progress, and many radicaláenvironmentalistsáhave been unabashed utopianists.áIn this short guide, Peterson del Mar untangles this paradox by showing how prosperity is essential to environmentalism. Industrialisationámade conservation sensible, butáalso drove peopleáto 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 parksáas it becameáthe worldâÇÖs pre-eminent economic and militaryápower. 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 commonlyádistracted us from the hard work of creating a sustainable and sensible relationship with the environment.áá

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65,21