Environmentalism of the Rich

by Peter Dauvergne

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262535149
• ISBN13: 9780262535144
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher