Environmentalism of the Rich

Environmentalism of the Rich
Author :
Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 232
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780262535144
ISBN-13 : 0262535149
Rating : 4/5 (149 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Environmentalism of the Rich by : Peter Dauvergne

Download or read book Environmentalism of the Rich written by Peter Dauvergne and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What it means for global sustainability when environmentalism is dominated by the concerns of the affluent—eco-business, eco-consumption, wilderness preservation. 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. While it's good that, for example, Barbie dolls' packaging no longer depletes Indonesian rainforest, and that Toyota Highlanders are available as hybrids, none of this gets at the source of the current sustainability crisis. More eco-products can just mean more corporate profits, consumption, and waste. Dauvergne examines extraction booms that leave developing countries poor and environmentally devastated—with the ruination of the South Pacific island of Nauru a case in point; the struggles against consumption inequities of courageous activists like Bruno Manser, who worked with indigenous people to try to save the rainforests of Borneo; and the manufacturing of vast markets for nondurable goods—for example, convincing parents in China that disposable diapers made for healthier and smarter babies. Dauvergne reveals why a global political economy of ever more—more growth, more sales, more consumption—is swamping environmental gains. Environmentalism of the rich does little to bring about the sweeping institutional change necessary to make progress toward global sustainability.


Environmentalism of the Rich Related Books

Environmentalism of the Rich
Language: en
Pages: 232
Authors: Peter Dauvergne
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-02-09 - Publisher: MIT Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What it means for global sustainability when environmentalism is dominated by the concerns of the affluent—eco-business, eco-consumption, wilderness preservat
Divided Planet
Language: en
Pages: 426
Authors: Tom Athanasiou
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: University of Georgia Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Global warming. Soil loss. Freshwater scarcity. Extinction. Overconsumption. Toxic waste production. Habitat and biodiversity erosion. These are only a few of o
How the Rich are Destroying the Earth
Language: en
Pages: 146
Authors: Hervé Kempf
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A best seller in France, and already translated into Spanish, Italian, Greek, and Korean, Hervé Kempf'sHow the Rich Are Destroying the Earth now appears in its
Getting to Green
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Frederic C Rich
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-19 - Publisher: National Geographic Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

“Regardless of your place on the political spectrum, there is much to admire in this book, which reminds us that the stewardship of nature is an obligation sh
Mortgaging the Earth
Language: en
Pages: 393
Authors: Bruce Rich
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-06-03 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This critique of World Bank operations examines the effects of this organization on the societies in which it operates. Highly critical of the Bank's practices