Historical Dictionary of the Green Movement: (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series)

Human beings have been concerned about nature and their place in it for millennia. Disquiet about the consequences of human action on the natural environment date back to the ancient Greeks and Romans. The efforts of the green movement can be traced back to the nineteenth century. In this period, individuals, groups, and organizations began campaigning for the conservation and preservation of natural areas and the protection of wildlife species. Efforts to combat pollution also began. It was not until the 1960s, however, that the green movement in its more modern incarnation emerged. The green movements that arose at this time maintained the concerns with conservation, preservation, and industrial pollution held by earlier generations, but added to their agenda new issues, including justice, equality, participatory democracy, and sustainability. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Green Movement provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of green parties and movements, green issues, and green concepts. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on countries in the world where green parties or proto-parties have formed, green movement organizations, major international environmental conferences, and green concepts. This useful reference will be greatly valued by students, academics, journalists, and policymakers alike.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Editor's Foreword Part 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations Part 4 Chronology Part 5 Introduction Part 6 THE DICTIONARY Part 7 Bibliography Part 8 About the Authors

About the Author :
Miranda Schreurs, a specialist in environmental politics and policy, is the director of the Environmental Policy Research Center of the Free University of Berlin. Elim Papadakis is an Executive Director at the Australian Research Council and holds a Professorship in European Studies at the Australian National University.

Review :
This book is important in contributing to the basic knowledge required and is recommended for academic and large public libraries. ...this title...has a topical and contemporary appeal likely to recommend it to a wide audience.... Given the increasing prominence of climate change and associated environmental issues, there can be few general libraries that would not benefit from a source of summary information on the green movement and green politics. This book...is as good a source as is likely to be found. This second edition has almost 100 more pages and reflects the escalating changes within the environment and growing international political concerns. It will be a very valuable addition to the collection of any academic or large public library, and should be considered an essential purchase for any academic library....Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers.