Environmentalism and The Enhancement Of The Public Sphere
The argument that politics, or democracy more specifically, has been bolstered by the rise of environmental concerns from the 1960s onwards, is not novel herein. Although most commentators place the...
View ArticleThe Politics Of Environmental Protection Sustainable Development...
By implementing the “Open Door Policy” since 1978, China has achieved tremendous economic growth and development. China has seen the largest human migration in history, leading to a rise in urban...
View ArticleEnvironmentalism For Democracy: Catalyst Or Inhibitor?
Does environmentalism strengthen or weaken democracy? This question is worth pondering for two reasons. First, in contemporary democracies, the environment has always been a salient issue on the...
View ArticleProtecting Urban Environments: Role Of Local Bodies In India
The need for protecting natural environments was realized by human beings in the earliest phases of human history as is evident from certain ancient texts. In India, for example, the voice for...
View ArticleRevisiting The Politics Of The Earth
This year marks the fifteenth year since the first publication of John Dryzek’s Politics of the Earth (Oxford University Press, 1997; third edition forthcoming). Much has changed since then but much...
View ArticleProgress, Democracy And Pollution: China’s Ecological Armageddon
In the broadest sense, the Idea of Progress is a belief that technological, scientific, socio-political advancement will eventually improve the quality of life, happiness, and well-being of one’s...
View ArticleJapan And The Issue Of Nuclear Energy
Japan can expect a shortage of 8,500 MW this summer (2012). Japan’s electricity consumption was estimated in 2011 as being 859.7 billion kWh. As a resource poor country, however, Japan needs to import...
View ArticleFlood Hazard Risk Exposure in the United States an Issue After Harvey and Irma
In past postings on flood risk from rising sea levels and extreme weather events, I have largely focused on residential and urban exposure to large-scale damage. I’ve also talked about the financial...
View ArticleUnion of Concerned Scientists See Global Warming Fueling Wildfire Risk
Several media outlets in the United States have run headlines in the last two days linking the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California to climate change. In yesterday’s Los Angeles Times the...
View ArticleWhile the UN was Talking About Climate Change Mitigation Oil Companies Were...
This was the week that the United Nations asked signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement to up their game. Yesterday I wrote about some of the initiatives promised in my posting about how poor...
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