Asia's Environmental Movements - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Asia's Environmental Movements write by Yok-shiu F. Lee. This book was released on 1999. Asia's Environmental Movements available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Exploring one of the most dynamic and contested regions of the world, this series includes works on political, economic, cultural, and social changes in modern and contemporary Asia and the Pacific.
Environmental Movements in Asia
Environmental Movements in Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Environmental Movements in Asia write by Arne Kalland. This book was released on 2013-10-31. Environmental Movements in Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume paints a general picture of the environmental situation in Asia, backing it up with several case studies. Two major points are made in this general picture. The first is that environmental campaigns in Asia tend to have a local focus; they react to very concrete problems in the immediate neighbourhood and as such usually people are engaged in a cause for practical rather than idealistic reasons. Such can be seen in case studies from the volume dealing with campaigns against logging and tree plantations, tourist facilities and factories and in support or defence of nature reserves. This pattern is in marked contrast to the profile of the most successful Western movements (in terms of fund-raising at least) for whom the focus is on perceived problems in distant parts of the world. The second point is evidence in several of the case studies in the volume, namely that environmental campaigns cannot be understood in terms of environmental issues alone. Rather, they should be regarded as a form of cultural critique and frequently are a form of political resistance in situations where open political action is too risky.
Asia's Environmental Movements in Comparative Perspective
Asia's Environmental Movements in Comparative Perspective - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Asia's Environmental Movements in Comparative Perspective write by Alvin Y. So. This book was released on 2020-10-07. Asia's Environmental Movements in Comparative Perspective available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Exploring one of the most dynamic and contested regions of the world, this series includes works on political, economic, cultural, and social changes in modern and contemporary Asia and the Pacific.
Environmental Movements and Politics of the Asian Anthropocene
Environmental Movements and Politics of the Asian Anthropocene - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Environmental Movements and Politics of the Asian Anthropocene write by Paul Jobin. This book was released on 2021-05-24. Environmental Movements and Politics of the Asian Anthropocene available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "This collection provides a powerful and sophisticated analysis of how environmental movements influence politics in Asia, and how politics influences movements." -- John S. Dryzek, Centenary Professor, University of Canberra "This important book reflects the challenges and questions currently foremost in scholars', activists' and policy-makers' minds-the Anthropocene, environmental justice, China's Belt and Road Initiative, and post-politics-all addressed through the lens of environmental movements in Asia. -- Jonathan Rigg, Professor at the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol "How have authoritarianism, democratization and political change affected environmentalism in East and Southeast Asia? How have environmental mobilization and demands for environmental justice at the grassroots influenced politics there? These are among the vital questions answered by this insightful and well-crafted volume." --Paul G. Harris, Chair Professor of Global and Environmental Studies, Education University of Hong Kong "This book shows convincingly that the concept of Anthropocene is as relevant in Asia as anywhere." -- Philip Hirsch, Emeritus Professor of Human Geography, University of Sydney "Despite its claims to universality, the Anthropocene concept remains largely a Western phenomenon. This book is crucial in correcting this view by putting environmental movements in Asia center stage." -- Eva Horn, Professor of Literature and Cultural History, University of Vienna
Routledge Handbook of Environment and Society in Asia
Routledge Handbook of Environment and Society in Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Routledge Handbook of Environment and Society in Asia write by Paul G. Harris. This book was released on 2014-09-19. Routledge Handbook of Environment and Society in Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Nowhere is the connection between society and the environment more evident and potentially more harmful for the future of the world than in Asia. In recent decades, rapid development of Asian countries with very large populations has led to an unprecedented increase in environmental problems such as air and water pollution, solid and hazardous wastes, deforestation, depletion of natural resources and extinction of native species. This handbook provides a comprehensive survey of the cultural, social and policy contexts of environmental change across East Asia. The team of international experts critically examine a wide range of environmental problems related to energy, climate change, air, land, water, fisheries, forests and wildlife. The editors conclude that, with nearly half of the human population of the planet, and several rapidly growing economies, most notably China, Asian societies will determine much of the future of human impacts on the regional and global environments. As climate change-related threats to society increase, the book strongly argues for increased environmental consciousness and action in Asian societies. This handbook is a very valuable companion for students, scholars, policy makers and researchers working on environmental issues in Asia.
