Environmental Movements In Asia

Author : Arne Kalland,Gerard Persoon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136798139

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Environmental Movements in Asia by Arne Kalland,Gerard Persoon Pdf

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.

Author : Paul Jobin,Ming-Sho Ho,Michael Hsin-Huang Hsiao
Publisher : Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9814951080

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Environmental Movements and Politics of the Asian Anthropocene by Paul Jobin,Ming-Sho Ho,Michael Hsin-Huang Hsiao Pdf

"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

Author : Yok-shiu F. Lee,Alvin Y. So
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : 156324909X

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Asia's Environmental Movements by Yok-shiu F. Lee,Alvin Y. So Pdf

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.

Author : Alvin Y. So,Lily Xiao Hong Lee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317476351

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Asia's Environmental Movements in Comparative Perspective by Alvin Y. So,Lily Xiao Hong Lee Pdf

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.

Author : Philip Hirsch,Carol Warren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134690459

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The Politics of Environment in Southeast Asia by Philip Hirsch,Carol Warren Pdf

The environment in Southeast Asia is now a major issue of topical concern. First book to give analysis in depth of the political processes involved in environmental disputes. Provides a good selection of case studies in the region. Questions the assumption that the middle classes are in the vanguard of the environmental movement.

Author : Arne Kalland,G. Persoon,NIAS.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Asia
ISBN : OCLC:471681329

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Environmental Movements in Asia by Arne Kalland,G. Persoon,NIAS. Pdf

Author : Paul G. Harris,Graeme Lang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317685708

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Routledge Handbook of Environment and Society in Asia by Paul G. Harris,Graeme Lang Pdf

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.

Author : George Perkins Marsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : IBNN:BN000643405

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Man and Nature; Or, Physical Geography by George Perkins Marsh Pdf

Author : Xinhuang Xiao,Mingxiu He,Paul Jobin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Environmentalism
ISBN : 9814951404

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Environmental Movements and Politics of the Asian Anthropocene by Xinhuang Xiao,Mingxiu He,Paul Jobin Pdf

Author : Hwa-Jen Liu
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452944777

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Leverage of the Weak by Hwa-Jen Liu Pdf

Comparing Taiwan and South Korea strategically, Hwa-Jen Liu seeks an answer to a deceptively simple question: Why do social movements appear at different times in a nation’s development? Despite their apparent resemblance—a colonial heritage, authoritarian rule, rapid industrialization, and structural similarities—Taiwan and South Korea were opposites in their experiences with two key social movements. South Korea followed a conventional capitalist route: labor movements challenged the system long before environmental movements did. In Taiwan, pro-environment struggles gained strength before labor activism. Liu argues that part of the explanation lies in an analysis of how movements advance their causes by utilizing different types of power. Whereas labor movements have the power of economic leverage, environmental movements depend on the power of ideology. Therefore, examining material factors versus ideational factors is crucial to understanding the successes (or failures) of social movements. Leverage of the Weak is a significant contribution to the literature on social movements, to the study of East Asian political economies, and to the progress of the comparative-historical method. It enhances knowledge of movement emergence, investigates the possibilities and obstacles involved in forging labor–environment alliances, and offers the first systematic, multilayered comparisons across movements and nations in East Asia.

Author : Maria Grasso,Marco Giugni
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000517941

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The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Movements by Maria Grasso,Marco Giugni Pdf

This handbook provides readers with up-to-date knowledge on environmental movements and activism and is a reference point for international work in the field. It offers an assessment of environmental movements in different regions of the world, macrostructural conditions and processes underlying their mobilization, the microstructural and social-psychological dimensions of environmental movements and activism, and current trends, as well as prospects for environmental movements and social change. The handbook provides critical reviews and appraisals of the current state of the art and future development of conceptual and theoretical approaches as well as empirical knowledge and understanding of environmental movements and activism. It encourages dialogue across the disciplinary barriers between social movement studies and other perspectives and reflects upon the causes and consequences of citizens’ participation in environmental movements and activities. The volume brings historical studies of environmentalism, sociological analyses of the social composition of participants in and sympathizers of environmental movements, investigations by political scientists on the conditions and processes underlying environmental movements and activism, and other disciplinary inquiries together, while keeping a clear focus within social movement theory and research as the main lines of inquiry. The handbook is an essential guide and reference point not only for researchers but also for undergraduate and graduate teaching and for policymakers and activists.

Author : Simon Avenell
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 082487935X

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Transnational Japan in the Global Environmental Movement by Simon Avenell Pdf

What motivates people to become involved in issues and struggles beyond their own borders? How are activists changed and movements transformed when they reach out to others a world away? This adept study addresses these questions by tying together local, national, regional, and global historical narratives surrounding the contemporary Japanese environmental movement. Spanning the era of Japanese industrial pollution in the 1960s and the more recent rise of movements addressing global environmental problems, it shows how Japanese activists influenced approaches to environmentalism and industrial pollution in the Asia-Pacific region, North America, and Europe, as well as landmark United Nations conferences in 1972 and 1992. Japan’s experiences with diseases caused by industrial pollution produced a potent “environmental injustice paradigm” that fueled domestic protest and became the motivation for Japanese groups’ activism abroad. From the late 1960s onward Japanese activists organized transnational movements addressing mercury contamination in Europe and North America, industrial pollution throughout East Asia, radioactive waste disposal in the Pacific, and global climate change. In all cases, they advocated strongly for the rights of pollution victims and people living in marginalized communities and nations—a position that often put them at odds with those advocating for the global environment over local or national rights. Transnational involvement profoundly challenged Japanese groups’ understanding of and approach to activism. Numerous case studies demonstrate how border-crossing efforts undermined deeply engrained notions of victimhood in the domestic movement and nurtured a more self-reflexive and multidimensional approach to environmental problems and social activism. Transnational Japan in the Global Environmental Movement will appeal to scholars and students interested in the development of civil society, social movements, and environmentalism in contemporary Japan; grassroots inter-Asian connections in the postwar period; and the ways Asian countries and their citizens have shaped and been influenced by global issues like environmentalism.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004253049

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Nature, Environment and Culture in East Asia by Anonim Pdf

Since in the current global environmental and climate crisis East Asia will play a major role in negotiating solutions, it is vital to understand East Asian cultural variations in approaching and solving environmental challenges in the past, present, and future. The interdisciplinary volume Nature, Environment and Culture in East Asia. The Challenge of Climate Change, edited by Carmen Meinert, explores how cultural patterns and ideas have shaped a specific understanding of nature, how local and regional cultures develop(ed) coping strategies to adapt to environmental and climatic changes in the past and in the present and how various institutions and representatives might introduce their ideas and agendas in future environmental and climate policies on national levels and in international negotiating systems.

Author : Carter Brandon,Ramesh Ramankutty
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0821327356

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Toward an Environmental Strategy for Asia by Carter Brandon,Ramesh Ramankutty Pdf

World Bank Discussion Paper No. 224. All of the World Bank's priorities for environmental aid to Asia are described in this comprehensive manual. Also featured is a framework to improve the region's environmental management and achieve sustainable

Author : Leslie E. Sponsel
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783039286461

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Religious Environmental Activism in Asia by Leslie E. Sponsel Pdf

Throughout the world religious organizations are exploring and implementing into action ideas about the relevance of religion and spirituality in dealing with a growing multitude of environmental issues and problems. Religion and spirituality have the potential to be extremely influential for the better at many levels and in many ways through their intellectual, emotional, and activist components. This collection focuses on providing a set of captivating essays on the specifics of concrete cases of environmental activism involving most of the main Asian religions from several countries. Particular case studies are drawn from the religions of Animism, Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism, Islam, and Jainism. They are from the countries of Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, and Thailand. Thereby this set of case studies offers a very substantial and rich sampling of religious environmental activism in Asia. They are grounded in years of original field research on the subjects covered. Collectively these case studies reveal a fascinating and significant movement of environmental initiatives in engaged practical spiritual ecology in Asia. Accordingly, this collection should be of special interest to a diversity of scientists, academics, instructors, and students as well as communities and leaders from a wide variety of religions, environmentalism, and conservation.