Environmental Anthropology Engaging Ecotopia
Bioregionalism, Permaculture, and Ecovillages
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Ecology, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780857458803 | |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books | Publication: | April 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Berghahn Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780857458803 |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Publication: | April 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Berghahn Books |
| Language: | English |
In order to move global society towards a sustainable “ecotopia,” solutions must be engaged in specific places and communities, and the authors here argue for re-orienting environmental anthropology from a problem-oriented towards a solutions-focused endeavor. Using case studies from around the world, the contributors—scholar-activists and activist-practitioners— examine the interrelationships between three prominent environmental social movements: bioregionalism, a worldview and political ecology that grounds environmental action and experience; permaculture, a design science for putting the bioregional vision into action; and ecovillages, the ever-dynamic settings for creating sustainable local cultures.
In order to move global society towards a sustainable “ecotopia,” solutions must be engaged in specific places and communities, and the authors here argue for re-orienting environmental anthropology from a problem-oriented towards a solutions-focused endeavor. Using case studies from around the world, the contributors—scholar-activists and activist-practitioners— examine the interrelationships between three prominent environmental social movements: bioregionalism, a worldview and political ecology that grounds environmental action and experience; permaculture, a design science for putting the bioregional vision into action; and ecovillages, the ever-dynamic settings for creating sustainable local cultures.
