| Description |
1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Series |
Routledge studies in sustainability |
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Routledge studies in sustainability.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Community, environmentalism, consumption; 3 A day in the life of the EcoVillage; 4 Making community green; 5 Emerging green lifestyles; 6 Conclusion; Appendices; Index |
| Summary |
"Sustainable communities raise questions about the compatibility of capitalism and environmentalism and how we can green our way of life in a capitalist economy that values short-term production and consumption over long-term conservation and simple living. If capitalism and its drive towards consumption has produced social and environmental degradation, is it the best medium to identify solutions??Sustainable Communities and Green Lifestyles?examines one ecovillage as it attempts to create a sense of community while reducing its impact on the natural environment. Through extensive participant observation, the book demonstrates how ecovillages are immersed within a larger discourse of class, race, and lifestyle choices, highlighting the inseparability of environmental sustainability and social justice. Sustainable communities are confronted by the contradictions of green consumption and must address social inequality or risk focusing inward on personal green consumerism, creating mere green havens for the few who can afford to live in them.?This book, cautious of redirecting environmentalist efforts away from structural solutions and onto personal environmentalism, offers a critical perspective on the challenges of an emerging green lifestyle. This book offers a critical perspective on the direction of US environmentalism and contributes to debates in environmental studies, anthropology, and urban planning."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
EcoVillage at Ithaca (Ithaca, N.Y.)
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| SUBJECT |
EcoVillage at Ithaca (Ithaca, N.Y.) fast |
| Subject |
Sustainable living -- New York (State) -- Ithaca
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Capitalism -- Environmental aspects
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Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.
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Capitalism -- Environmental aspects
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Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects
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Sustainable living
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New York (State) -- Ithaca
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315773797 |
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1315773791 |
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