Historical Dictionary of the Green Movement, 2nd Ed (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies and Movements)

Human beings have been concerned about nature and their place in it for millennia. Disquiet about the consequences of human action on the natural environment date back to the ancient Greeks and Romans. The efforts of the green movement can be traced back to the nineteenth century. In this period, individuals, groups, and organizations began campaigning for the conservation and preservation of natural areas and the protection of wildlife species. Efforts to combat pollution also began. It was not until the 1960s, however, that the green movement in its more modern incarnation emerged. The green movements that arose at this time maintained the concerns with conservation, preservation, and industrial pollution held by earlier generations, but added to their agenda new issues, including justice, equality, participatory democracy, and sustainability. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Green Movement provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of green parties and movements, green issues, and green concepts. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on countries in the world where green parties or proto-parties have formed, green movement organizations, major international environmental conferences, and green concepts. This useful reference will be greatly valued by students, academics, journalists, and policymakers alike.

The Historical Dictionary of the Green Movement focuses on the history and present status of the wide range of issues and organizations that have been subsumed under the current heading of green or environmental activists. Environmental or Green activism has met with a great deal of success in the last three decades, particularly in Europe, where Green parties are key players on the local and national political scene. Most Green parties and activist groups have raised questions about biodiversity, sustainable growth, nuclear safety, ozone depletion, and global warming. They have also rethought crucial concepts such as the relationship between humans and their living environment. All of these themes and more are explained in this dictionary. Additionally, the evolution and popular strategy of prominent historical and contemporary environmental groups such as the Commons, Open Spaces, the Footpaths Preservation Society, and the Sierra Club are detailed in depth. Also featured is the written work of important green authors such as Paul Ehrlich, Garett Hardin, E.F. Schumacher, and Rachel Carson. This book is a helpful introduction to the complex issues that the Green Movement has raised with many years of activism.

Author Biography: Elim Papadakis (Ph.D., London School of Economics) is Professor of Modern European Studies at The Australian National University. He has published numerous books on politics and the environment including Environmental Politics and Institutional Change with Cambridge University Press in 1996.

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...the collection of so many names, ideas, concepts, and keywords in one volume offers a useful stepping stone to broadening and sharpening understanding of this extremely important movement. Recommended for large public and academic libraries, especially those needing an international perspective..

This volume provides an overview of green parties and movements, as well as green issues and concepts through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on green movement organizations, major international environmental conferences, green concepts, and countries where green parties or proto-parties have formed. The efforts of the green movement can be traced back to the 19th century. In this period, individuals, groups, and organizations began campaigning for the conservation and preservation of natural areas and the protection of wildlife species. Efforts to combat pollution also began. It was not until the 1960s, however, that the green movement in its more modern incarnation emerged. The green movements that arose at this time maintained the concerns with conservation, preservation, and industrial pollution held by earlier generations, but added to their agenda new issues, including justice, equality, participatory democracy, and sustainability Human beings have been concerned about nature and their place in it for millennia. Disquiet about the consequences of human action on the natural environment date back to the ancient Greeks and Romans. The efforts of the green movement can be traced back to the nineteenth century, when individuals, groups, and organizations began campaigning for the conservation and preservation of natural areas, the protection of wildlife species, and limits on pollution. It was not until the 1960s, however, that its more modern incarnation emerged. The green movements that arose at this time maintained the concerns of earlier generations, but added new issues to their agenda, including justice, equality, participatory democracy, and sustainability. The second edition of this historical dictionary provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of green parties and movements, green issues, and green concepts.--From publisher description "This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Green Movement provides a comprehensive overview of green parties and movements, as well as green issues and concepts through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on green movement organizations, major international environmental conferences, green concepts, and countries where green parties or proto-parties have formed. This useful reference will be valuable to students, academics, activists, journalists, and policymakers alike."--Jacket Contents......Page 8 Editor’s Foreword......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 14 Chronology......Page 18 Introduction......Page 34 THE DICTIONARY......Page 76 Bibliography......Page 318 About the Authors......Page 390