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First published in 1994. ln Protecting the Periphery the editors
present a series of papers revealing the impact of EU policies on
environmental quality in regions at the edge of the European Union
and in those lying just outside it. In many cases these regions
contain habitats and landscapes of international importance; they
have also often escaped some of the environmental damage caused by
industrialization. But, as the papers' reveal, attempts by the EU
to safeguard these environmental benefits are often contradicted by
the EU's own development policies, bringing air pollution from new
roads, contamination from new industries, and leading to habitat
destruction from modern agricultural practices and increases in
tourism. As the Union pushes for the deepening of the integration
process, including completing the internal market, the pressures on
the periphery's environment are increasing. Furthermore, the
efforts of the periphery to catch-up economically with the
developed core can often heighten the tension between economic
considerations on the one hand and the need for environmental
protection on the other. The studies in this book examine the
ambivalent responses to EU environmental policy among policy-makers
and environmentalists in the periphery. Both the willingness as
well as the capacity of the periphery to protect its environmental
heritage are explored. In particular, the administrative capacity,
institutional arrangements, political culture as well as economic
development needs are taken into account in an examination of the
nature of the periphery's response to and implementation of Union
environmental policy. The book will appeal to policy-makers and
academics in the countries of the European periphery and to
analysts of European policy-making everywhere, especially those
concerned with environmental policy and politics.
First published in 1994. ln Protecting the Periphery the editors
present a series of papers revealing the impact of EU policies on
environmental quality in regions at the edge of the European Union
and in those lying just outside it. In many cases these regions
contain habitats and landscapes of international importance; they
have also often escaped some of the environmental damage caused by
industrialization. But, as the papers' reveal, attempts by the EU
to safeguard these environmental benefits are often contradicted by
the EU's own development policies, bringing air pollution from new
roads, contamination from new industries, and leading to habitat
destruction from modern agricultural practices and increases in
tourism. As the Union pushes for the deepening of the integration
process, including completing the internal market, the pressures on
the periphery's environment are increasing. Furthermore, the
efforts of the periphery to catch-up economically with the
developed core can often heighten the tension between economic
considerations on the one hand and the need for environmental
protection on the other. The studies in this book examine the
ambivalent responses to EU environmental policy among policy-makers
and environmentalists in the periphery. Both the willingness as
well as the capacity of the periphery to protect its environmental
heritage are explored. In particular, the administrative capacity,
institutional arrangements, political culture as well as economic
development needs are taken into account in an examination of the
nature of the periphery's response to and implementation of Union
environmental policy. The book will appeal to policy-makers and
academics in the countries of the European periphery and to
analysts of European policy-making everywhere, especially those
concerned with environmental policy and politics.
As the full effects of human activity on Earth's life-support systems are revealed by science, the question of whether we can change, fundamentally, our relationship with nature becomes increasingly urgent. Just as important as an understanding of our environment, is an understanding of ourselves, of the kinds of beings we are and why we act as we do. In Loving Nature Kay Milton considers why some people in western societies grow up to be nature lovers, actively concerned about the welfare and future of plants, animals, ecosystems and nature in general, while others seem indifferent or intent on destroying these things. Drawing on findings and ideas from anthropology, psychology, cognitive science and philosophy, the author discusses how we come to understand nature as we do, and above all, how we develop emotional commitments to it. Anthropologists, in recent years, have tended to suggest that our understanding of the world is shaped solely by the culture in which we live. Controversially Kay Milton argues that it is shaped by direct experience in which emotion plays an essential role. The author argues that the conventional opposition between emotion and rationality in western culture is a myth. The effect of this myth has been to support a market economy which systematically destroys nature, and to exclude from public decision making the kinds of emotional attachments that support more environmentally sensative ways of living. A better understanding of ourselves, as fundamentally emotional beings, could give such ways of living the respect they need.
How do some people come to care about nature and others don't? In Loving Nature, Kay Milton explores the idea of environmentalism as a distinct perspective on the world and tests the limits of anthropology against other disciplines, particularly psychology. Milton proposes a model of how we relate to the world in general and to nature in particular. Focusing on the role of emotion in shaping our experience and motivation, she develops a concept of sacredness in describing what we come to value. For environmentalists, anthropologists and those fascinated by psychology, this will make a thought-provoking read.
Series Information: Environment and Society
Located in a wide spectrum of current research and practice, from analyses of green ideology and imagery, enviromental law and policy, and local enviromental activism in the West to ethnographic studies of relationships between humans and their enviroments in hunter/gatherer societies, Enviromentalism: The View from Anthropology offers an original perspective on what is probably the best-known issue of the late twentieth century. It will be particularly useful to all social scientists interested in environmentalism and human ecology, to environmental policy-makers and to undergraduates, lecturers and researchers in social anthropology, development studies and sociology.
Emotions are of increasing interest in all the human sciences. In
the past two decades, a growing number of anthropologists have
explored emotional dynamics in a variety of geographic and cultural
settings, and have developed various, at times conflicting,
theories of emotion. This book fills a major gap by providing a
concise introduction to the anthropology of emotions that outlines
some of the major themes and controversies. Drawing on fieldwork
undertaken in Europe, Japan and Melanesia, the authors explore how
consciousness, memory, identity and politics are intimately related
to emotional processes. A broad range of case studies covers such
topics as how fear is managed in Belfast, how Spanish gypsies
grieve and why Japanese tourists are drawn to monkey parks. This
book will be of interest to anyone seeking to understand the
formative impact emotions have on culture and society in an
increasingly globalized world.
Emotions are of increasing interest in all the human sciences. In
the past two decades, a growing number of anthropologists have
explored emotional dynamics in a variety of geographic and cultural
settings, and have developed various, at times conflicting,
theories of emotion. This book fills a major gap by providing a
concise introduction to the anthropology of emotions that outlines
some of the major themes and controversies. Drawing on fieldwork
undertaken in Europe, Japan and Melanesia, the authors explore how
consciousness, memory, identity and politics are intimately related
to emotional processes. A broad range of case studies covers such
topics as how fear is managed in Belfast, how Spanish gypsies
grieve and why Japanese tourists are drawn to monkey parks. This
book will be of interest to anyone seeking to understand the
formative impact emotions have on culture and society in an
increasingly globalized world.
Series Information: Environment and Society
Located in a wide spectrum of current research and practice, from
analyses of green ideology and imagery, enviromental law and
policy, and local enviromental activism in the West to ethnographic
studies of relationships between humans and their enviroments in
hunter/gatherer societies, Enviromentalism: The View from
Anthropology offers an original perspective on what is probably the
best-known issue of the late twentieth century. It will be
particularly useful to all social scientists interested in
environmentalism and human ecology, to environmental policy-makers
and to undergraduates, lecturers and researchers in social
anthropology, development studies and sociology.
Carrier and his group of international researchers tackle the
complex factors affecting people's understandings of their
environment-not just the natural environment, but landscapes shaped
by humans, and their social contexts. The authors consider the
impact of local events, such as tourism or environmental protection
regimes, with detailed analyses of local cases. They also evaluate
the large-scale political-economic forces that operate at regional
and global levels, such as policies and bureaucratic requirements
of international agencies and a country's position in global
commodity markets. Their approach encourages policy makers and
researchers to think about their natural and non-natural
environment in novel ways. This book will be an excellent resource
for all concerned with social, cultural and political-economic
aspects of environmental use and conservation, and researchers in
anthropology, geography, and political ecology.
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