Occupy the Earth: Global Environmental Movements by Liam Leonard (English) Hardc

Description: Occupy the Earth by Liam Leonard, Sya B. Kedzior Concerns about environmental risks have focused the minds of a generation. New movements are emerging to challenge those who would put profits before the planet. This volume represents the cutting edge of international research on global environmental movements and contributes to the on-going debates which may shape our future. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The onset of global concerns about environmental risks, climate change and threats to the planet from industry have focused the minds of a generation. Throughout the world, new movements are emerging in an attempt to challenge those who would put profits before the planet. This volume brings together global contributions that represent the cutting edge of research in the area of global environmental movements. Contributions include chapters on the spatial impacts of environmental groups in Israel, the work of Greenpeace in Brazil, environmental activism in Ireland, animal rights and anti-hunt activism in Malta, the global de-growth movement, environmental movement mobilization in China, and anti-pollution activism in India. The scope and breath of this research indicates the emergence of both a global grassroots environmental mobilization in addition to analysis and documentation of these responses by researchers world-wide. With increased threats from climatic change and ecological degradation being highlighted as a threat to much of the worlds population in the coming century, this activism and ensuing research becomes all the more significant. Table of Contents Japans Evolving Civic Environmentalism.One Global Movement, Many Local Voices: Discourse(s) of the Global Anti-Fracking Movement.Environmental Protest in Ireland.The Mayangna Resolve to Save the Rainforest, their Homelands.Locating Environmental Knowledge in Antipollution Movements of Northern India.Environmental Campaigns in Israel and their Spatial Impacts.Exploring Ideology as a Resource for Environmental Justice Activism: Reflections from the Anti-GMO Movement in France.The Art of Contestation and Legitimacy: Environment, Customary Communities, and Activism in Indonesia.From Disparate Action to Collective Mobilization: Collective Action Frames and the Canadian Food Movement.Implications of the Environmental Justice Movement on Redistributive Urban Politics: An Example from Megacity Dhaka, Bangladesh.Spiritual Ecology as an International Environmental Movement.Bird Hunting in European Malta: A Case of ENGO Empowerment?.Acknowledgements.Copyright page.List of Contributors.Occupy the Earth: Global Environmental Movements.Introduction.Occupy the Earth: Global Environmental Movements.Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice.About the contributors. Details ISBN1783506970 Pages 275 Year 2014 ISBN-10 1783506970 ISBN-13 9781783506972 Format Hardcover Author Sya B. Kedzior Media Book Subtitle Global Environmental Movements Place of Publication Bingley Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Sya B. Kedzior DEWEY 333.7206 Publication Date 2014-12-03 Short Title OCCUPY THE EARTH Language English Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited AU Release Date 2014-12-03 NZ Release Date 2014-12-03 UK Release Date 2014-12-03 Series Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice Imprint Emerald Group Publishing Limited Alternative 9781783506866 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161769460;

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