Local Environmental Struggles: Citizen Activism in the Treadmill of Production
In recent years, environmentalism in the United States has increasingly emerged at the community level, focusing on local ecological problems. The authors critique the modern environmental mantra, "think globally, act locally," by analyzing the opportunities and constraints on local environmental action posed by economic and political structures at all levels. Three case studiesa wetlands protection project, water pollution of the Great Lakes, and consumer waste recyclingdemonstrate the challenges facing citizen-worker movements.
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Local Environmental Struggles: Citizen Activism in the Treadmill of Production
In recent years, environmentalism in the United States has increasingly emerged at the community level, focusing on local ecological problems. The authors critique the modern environmental mantra, "think globally, act locally," by analyzing the opportunities and constraints on local environmental action posed by economic and political structures at all levels. Three case studiesa wetlands protection project, water pollution of the Great Lakes, and consumer waste recyclingdemonstrate the challenges facing citizen-worker movements.
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ISBN-13: | 9780521555197 |
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Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date: | 07/13/1996 |
Pages: | 256 |
Product dimensions: | 6.18(w) x 9.33(h) x 0.79(d) |
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