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Environmentalism of the Rich

By Peter , Dauvergne

Book information

Publisher
The MIT Press
ISBN
9780262034951, 9780262336215, 0262034956, 9780262336222, 0262336227
Language
english
Format
EPUB
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296 kB (303396 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Consumption (Economics)--Environmental aspects;Env

Description

Over the last fifty years, environmentalism has emerged as a clear counterforce to the environmental destruction caused by industrialization, colonialism, and globalization. Activists and policymakers have fought hard to make the earth a better place to live. But has the environmental movement actually brought about meaningful progress toward global sustainability? Signs of global 'unsustainability' are everywhere, from decreasing biodiversity to scarcity of fresh water to steadily rising greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, as Peter Dauvergne points out in this provocative book, the environmental movement is increasingly dominated by the environmentalism of the rich - diverted into eco-business, eco-consumption, wilderness preservation, energy efficiency, and recycling.

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