Bioregionalism and civil society : democratic challenges to corporate globalism / Mike Carr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carr, Mike, 1942-

Series:

Sustainability and the environment.

Sustainability and the environment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bioregionalism.

Civil society.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 332 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In Bioregionalism and Civil Society Mike Carr outlines an alternative to the economically, environmentally, and politically unsustainable movement of globalization. He argues for the potential of bioregionalism as a place-specific, social, cultural, and community economic movement within democratic civil society that can stand in opposition to the homogenizing trends of corporate globalization. He also explores the bioregional movement in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, examining its vision, values, strategies, and tools for building sustainable societies." "By integrating civil society theory with social and natural ecologies, Carr offers a practical approach to creating an economically, environmentally, and culturally sustainable world. Bioregionalism and Civil Society addresses and urgent need in industrialized societies for both theoretical and practical frameworks that promote new, sustainable methods of living."--Jacket

Contents:

Corporate globalism, civil society, and bioregionalism Civil society against consumerism Ecocentric social capital: the ecology of kinship Bioregional vision and values Bioregional strategy and tools for community building Narrative accounts of reinhabitation in rural and urba n settingsContinental movement: a narrative account of the continental bioregional storyCivil society theory, bioregionalism, and global order

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-315) and index.

ISBN:

0-7748-5114-7

OCLC:

227201971