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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790535503321

Titolo

Environmental issues in political discourse in Britain and Ireland / / edited by Gilles Leydier and Alexia Martin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

ISBN

1-4438-5283-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeydierGilles

MartinAlexia

Disciplina

244

Soggetti

Political ecology - Great Britain

Political ecology - Ireland

Environmentalism - Great Britain

Environmentalism - Ireland

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.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Political ecology: theories and concepts -- part II. Discourses et Representations -- part III. The political debate in the United-Kingdom -- part Ivolume The environmental issue in Scotland and Wales -- part volume Ecology and politics in Ireland.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the political response to current environmental concerns in the context of the British Isles. How have the issues been assimilated by political parties? Which ones have been given priority? Who are the main actors and what is the role of ecologists?Answers to questions such as these are provided in this collective work, not only through valuable insights into the theories and concepts found in political ecology, but also with specific examination of present political debates, such as the Liberal Democrats' stance, the question of nuclear energy or the salient issue of climate