Handbook of Anti-Environmentalism

This Handbook provides a theoretical overview of anti-environmentalisms and offers an integrative research agenda for future research on the topic, exploring core topics such as contestation over climate change, wind power, mining, forestry, food sovereignty, oil and gas pipelines, and population issues. It takes a multidisciplinary approach and will be a key resource for scholars and students of environmental politics and policy, environmental sociology, environmental governance, and social movements.

Format: Hardback
Length: 512 pages
Publication date: 25 March 2022
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

This thought-provoking Handbook provides a comprehensive theoretical overview of the diverse range of anti-environmental ideologies and offers an insightful research agenda for future studies on this topic. By delving into the strategies employed by groups to oppose environmental movements and pro-environmental policies in recent decades, it examines the individuals and organizations involved in these counter-movements, exploring their motivations and support systems.

International contributors examine the variations in anti-environmentalism across regions and by the specific issues at hand, while also providing unique coverage of critiques of environmental movements from sources that are not inherently anti-environmental. This Handbook explores key themes in the field, such as the contentious debate surrounding climate change, the development of wind power, mining operations, forestry practices, food sovereignty, oil and gas pipelines, and population-related concerns. Chapters also analyze our understanding of counter-movements, the influence of public opinion on environmental policy, and original empirical case studies from North America, Oceania, Europe, and Asia.

Approaching the topic from a multidisciplinary perspective, the Handbook of Anti-Environmentalism serves as a valuable resource for scholars and students engaged in environmental politics and policy, environmental sociology, environmental governance, and social movements. It offers a comprehensive examination of the complex dynamics and factors contributing to anti-environmental ideologies, providing valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities facing the global environmental movement.

Dimension: 244 x 169 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781839100215