Modernist Ecology Flashcards
Who has adopted modernist ecology ?
Range of mainstream parties and environmental pressure groups
Reform or radical?
Reformist
How is modernist ecology reformist?
Seeks to advance ecological principles and promote environmentally sound practices without rejection capitalism.
Work within existing social structures.
Key feature of modernist ecology?
Recognising environmental limits to growth, in that running out of co2, exhausting non renewable resources, pollution ultimately threaten prosperity and economic performance in the long term.
Why are conservatives interested in protecting rural way of life?
Always interested in rural way of life and countryside, worried about encroaching towns and cities
Reaction against industrialisation
Tradition and preservation linked to preserving rural way of life, pre industrialisation, familiar. We are phycologically limited.
How do they believe free market capitalism can offer environmental protection ?
Green capitalism
Free market reacts to consumer demand.
As consumers become more ecologically aware and educated they will demand that companies produce environmentally sound products and use environmental practices.
Companies will be forced to change In order to carry on making profit, cater for needs of consumer.
Consumer sovereignty- consumer dictates market produces - responsible consumption.
Why is environmental protection important to capitalists
If they ruin environment/ use all natural resources not good in long term.
Rely on natural resources to make profit
Long term interests of capitalism is to ensure sustainable development not about radical transformation of society, just need to adjust society to make sustainable development.
What are important differences between modern ecologists ?
The role of state compared to capitalism.
Some support free market capitalism
Most see managed capitalism environmental degradation as managed by government.
