Defensive environmentalists and the dynamics of global reform / Thomas Rudel, Rutgers University.
"As global environmental changes become increasingly evident and efforts to respond to these changes fall short of expectations, questions about the circumstances that generate environmental reforms become more pressing. Defensive Environmentalists and the Dynamics of Global Reform answers thes...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2013.
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| Summary: | "As global environmental changes become increasingly evident and efforts to respond to these changes fall short of expectations, questions about the circumstances that generate environmental reforms become more pressing. Defensive Environmentalists and the Dynamics of Global Reform answers these questions through a historical analysis of two processes that have contributed to environmental reforms, one in which people become defensive environmentalists concerned about environmental problems close to home and another in which people become altruistic environmentalists intent on alleviating global problems after experiencing catastrophic events such as hurricanes, droughts and fires. These focusing events make reform more urgent and convince people to become altruistic environmentalists. Bolstered by defensive environmentalists, the altruists gain strength in environmental politics and reforms occur"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139625937 1139625934 1139343807 9781139343800 9781139616638 1139616633 1107448565 9781107448568 1139611054 9781139611053 1107237548 9781107237544 1139609262 9781139609265 1139612913 9781139612913 1299400000 9781299400009 1139622218 9781139622219 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781139343800 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |