Synopses & Reviews
This path-breaking study looks at the nature of contemporary environmental politics, analyzing the emergence and sustenance of institutional perceptions of environmental problems. The book argues that a new perspective-- "ecological modernization", which stresses the opportunities of environmental policy for modernizing the economy and stimulating technological innovation--has come to replace the antagonistic debates of the 1970s.
Review
"Excellent....The discourse of environmental problems ultimately redefines the cultural standards for environmental safety."--
ChoiceTable of Contents
Introduction
1. The New Environmental Conflict
2. Discourse Analysis
3. The Historical Roots of Ecological Modernization
4. Accumulating Knowledge, Accumulating Pollution? Ecological Modernization in the United Kingdom
5. The Micro-Powers of Apocalypse: Ecological Modernization in the Netherlands
6. Ecological Modernization: Discourse and Institutional Change