ABSTRACT
Cultural citizenship is largely based on the difference between cultural communities because cultural expression and policies, through which citizenship is formed and maintained, is based on a methodologically nationalist approach. Green citizenship aims to widen the circle of responsibilities commonly assumed by human beings to include global communities, animals and other 'natural' life forms, all of which may be distant within time and space. Within this, ecological citizenship is necessarily more concerned with obligations than with rights. The chapter explores the tension between the use of culture as an awareness-raising force towards sustainability and as a sector that puts a strain on the planetary environment itself. There are many good reasons to see positive links between culture and sustainability. In practice, sustainability is commonly conceptualised as reliant on three pillars: social sustainability (people), environmental sustainability (planet), and economic sustainability (profit).
