Forging Environmentalism : Justice, Livelihood, and Contested Environments.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Editor's Note -- Introduction -- Part I. Forging Environmentalism in Four Countries -- 1. China: A Foreword -- The Politics and Ethics of Going Green in China: Air Pollution Control in Benxi City and Wetland Preservation in the Sanjiang Plain -- 2. Japan: A Foreword -- From Kogai to Kankyo Mondai: Nature, Development, and Social Conflict in Japan -- 3. India: A Foreword -- Rethinking Indian Environmentalism: Industrial Pollution in Delhi and Fisheries in Kerala -- 4. The United States: A Foreword -- Two Faces of American Environmentalism: The Quest for Justice in Southern Louisiana and Sustainability in the Sonoran Desert -- Part II. Understanding Values Cross-Nationally -- 5. The Value of Legality in Environmental Action -- 6. Environmental Transformations and the Values of Modernity -- 7. Evaluating Environmental Justice Claims -- 8. Framing Shared Values: Reason and Trust in Environmental Governance -- Part III. Reflections On The Study Of Environmental Values -- 9. How Shall We Study Environmental Values? -- Index.

Drawing on an empirical base, this book examines how environmental values are constructed and legitimized within the policy process. It trains the spotlight on four environmentally significant countries - China, Japan, India, and the United States, and incorporates legal, economic, philosophical, sociological, and political perspective points.

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