Working-Class Environmentalism: An Agenda for a Just and Fair Transition to Sustainability

by Karen Bell

This book presents a timely perspective that puts working-class people at the forefront of achieving sustainability. Bell argues that environmentalism is a class issue, and confronts some current practice, policy and research that is preventing the attainment of sustainability and a healthy environment for all. She combines two of the biggest challenges facing that millions of people around the world still do not have their social and environmental needs met (including healthy food, clean water, affordable energy, clean air); and that the earth’s resources have been over-used or misused. Bell explores various solutions to these social and ecological crises and lays out an agenda for simultaneously achieving greater well-being, equality and sustainability. The result will be an invaluable resource for practitioners and policy-makers working to achieve environmental and social justice, as well as to students and scholars across social policy, sociology, human geography, and environmental studies.

304 pages, Paperback

Published January 11, 2020

Reviews

[Bahattin Cizreli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bir taraftan çevre politikalarında işçi sınıfının ve yoksulların dezavantajlı konumlarının göz ardı edilmesini eleştiren bir diğer taraftan ise ana akım çevreciliğin zaaflarını gösteren güzel bir saha araştırması. Saha boyutu zayıf olsa da ortaya koyduğu argümanları, önerileri ve kurgusu ile iyi bir eser.

[Jack Reay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed the focus on individual experiences- particularly the effort to highlight working class environmentalism in BAME communities