| Reclaiming Nature Contributor(s): Boyce, James K. (Editor), Narain, Sunita (Editor), Stanton, Elizabeth A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1843312352 ISBN-13: 9781843312352 Publisher: Anthem Press OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: Explores the relationship between the environment, human activity and social justice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy |
| Dewey: 333.72 |
| LCCN: 2006014422 |
| Series: Anthem Studies in Development and Globalization |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 6.37" W x 9.38" (1.93 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Reclaiming Nature, leading environmental thinkers from across the globe explore the relationship between human activities and the natural world. The authors draw inspiration and lessons from diverse experiences ranging from community-based fishery and forestry management to innovative strategies for combating global warming. They advance a compelling new vision of environmentalism, founded on the link between the struggle to reclaim nature and the struggle for social justice. This book advances three core propositions: first, humans can and do have positive as well as negative effects on the natural environment. By restoring degraded ecosystems and engaging in co-evolutionary processes, people can add value to nature's wealth. Second, every person has an inalienable right to clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment. These are not privileges to be awarded on the basis of political power, nor commodities to be allocated on the basis of purchasing power -- they are fundamental human rights. Third, low-income communities are not the root of the problem. Rather they are the heart of the solution. In cities and the countryside across the world, ordinary people are forging a vibrant new environmentalism that is rooted in the defense of their lives and livelihoods. |