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The Land That Could be: Environmentalism and Democracy in the Twenty-first Century by William A. Shutkin (Hardback, 2000)
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In this book, environmentalist and lawyer William Shutkin describes a new kind of environmental and social activism spreading across the nation, one that joins the pursuit of environmental quality with that of civic health and sustainable local ecomies. In the face of challenges posed by often corrosive market forces and widespread social disaffection, this civic environmentalism is creating thing less than a new public discourse and dynamic social vision grounded in environmental action.Shutkin points the way to vibrant, sustainable communities through four inspiring examples of civic environmentalism in action: the redevelopment of contaminated urban land for agriculture in inner-city Boston, mass-transit-based development and waterfront restoration in Oakland, protection of open space and conservation-based development in rural Colorado, and smart-growth and sustainability strategies in suburban New Jersey. The book's underlying message is that the nation's environmental health is a critical factor in its success as a vital democracy. Social health, democratic community, and environmentalism, Shutkin shows, are one.From the author's preface : This book asserts that environmentalism is as much about protecting ordinary places as it is about preserving wilderness areas; as much about promoting civic engagement as it is about pursuing environmental litigation; and as much about implementing sound ecomic development strategies as it is about negotiating global climate change treaties. Ultimately, I believe, environmentalism is thing less than about our conception of ourselves as a social and political community -- what the bald eagle, our national symbol, really means.Product Identifiers
PublisherMIT Press, MIT Press Ltd
ISBN-10026219435x
ISBN-139780262194358
eBay Product ID (ePID)96511493
Product Key Features
Number of Pages296 Pages
Publication NameLand That Could Be : Environmentalism and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
SubjectEnvironment & Planning
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNature, Science, Political Science
AuthorWilliam A. Shutkin
SeriesUrban and Industrial Environments Ser.
FormatHardback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight19.3 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6.1 in
Height229mm
Width152mm
Weight522g
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication03/04/2000
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Place of PublicationCambridge, Mass.
Foreword byDavid Brower
Spine12mm
Series TitleUrban and Industrial Environments
GenreEnvironment & Planning
Country of PublicationUnited States
Author BiographyWilliam Shutkin is President and CEO of the Orton Family Foundation and a Research Affiliate in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT.
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