- Hardcover: 312 pages
- Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (1 April 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0714650641
- ISBN-13: 978-0714650647
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 15.6 x 2.9 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,211,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A rich source of historical and theoretical context. I would recommend the Mol and Sonnenfeld volume." John Ehrenfeld, Journal of Industrial Ecology, January 2004
"Surveys the current state of the art from both theoretical and empirical angles" Michael Parnwell." Asia Pacific Viewpoint, April 2002
"A useful addition to the growing literature on ecological modernization." David Gibbs - Economic Geography, October 2001
"In showing the conditions for success and failure of EM [Ecological Modernization] in practice ... an extremely rich book." Hein-Anton van der Heijden - Environmental Politics, Autumn 2001
"Refreshing and multifaceted empirical reflections on the validity of EMT [Ecological Modernization Theory]." Nayna Jhaveri - Environment and Planning C, August 2001
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The idea of ecological modernisation originated in Western Europe in the 1980s, gaining attention around the world by the late 1990s. At the core of this social scientific and policy-oriented approach is the view that contemporary societies have the capability of dealing with their environmental crises. Experiences in some countries demonstrate that modern institutions can incorporate environmental interests into their daily routines. Elsewhere, economic and political interests dominate development trajectories and environmental deterioration continues, challenging the premises of ecological modernisation. This volume brings together research on ecological modernisation practices around the world. Studies on Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, the USA, and Southeast Asia examine the applicability of this approach to advanced industrial countries, transitional economies and developing countries respectively. Authors critically examine the premises of ecological modernisation theory, assess its value for understanding past and present environmental transformations, and outline paths for designing future sustainable development. Taken together, the studies in collected this volume offer significant refinements, extensions and critiques of ecological modernisation theory and suggest important directions for future research on social and policy dimensions of environmental change.
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