ABSTRACT

The contributors to this volume focus on the political and value issues that, in their shared view, underlie the global environmental crisis facing us today. They argue that only by transforming our dominant values, social institutions and way of living can we avoid ecological disaster.

chapter |11 pages

Introduction and Overview

The Nature of Environmental Political Theory

chapter |23 pages

The “Tragedy” of Modernity

How Environmental Limits and the Environmental Crisis Produce the Need for Postmodern Values and Institutions

chapter |14 pages

Building Sustainable Societies

The Third Revolution in Human Affairs

chapter |15 pages

Janus-Faced Utopianism

The Politics of Ecology

chapter |9 pages

Afterword

The Surprising Value of Despair and the Aftermath of September 11