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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453108403321

Titolo

Environmental anthropology engaging ecotopia [[electronic resource] ] : bioregionalism, permaculture, and ecovillages / / edited by Joshua Lockyer and James R. Veteto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, c2013

ISBN

0-85745-880-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (347 p.)

Collana

Studies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology ; ; v. 17

Altri autori (Persone)

LockyerJoshua

VetetoJames R

Disciplina

304.2

Soggetti

Human ecology

Ethnobiology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

I. Bioregionalism -- II. Permaculture -- III. Ecovillages.

Sommario/riassunto

In order to move global society towards a sustainable "ecotopia," solutions must be engaged in specific places and communities, and the authors here argue for re-orienting environmental anthropology from a problem-oriented towards a solutions-focused endeavor. Using case studies from around the world, the contributors-scholar-activists and activist-practitioners- examine the interrelationships between three prominent environmental social movements: bioregionalism, a worldview and political ecology that grounds environmental action and experience; permaculture, a design science for putting the