Defensive Environmentalists and the Dynamics of Global Reform

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Defensive Environmentalists and the Dynamics of Global Reform is written by Thomas Rudel and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1139620355 (ISBN 10) and 9781139620352 (ISBN 13).

As global environmental changes become increasingly evident and efforts to respond to these changes fall short of expectations, questions about the circumstances that generate environmental reforms become more pressing. Defensive Environmentalists and the Dynamics of Global Reform answers these questions through a historical analysis of two processes that have contributed to environmental reforms, one in which people become defensive environmentalists concerned about environmental problems close to home and another in which people become altruistic environmentalists intent on alleviating global problems after experiencing catastrophic events such as hurricanes, droughts and fires. These focusing events make reform more urgent and convince people to become altruistic environmentalists. Bolstered by defensive environmentalists, the altruists gain strength in environmental politics and reforms occur.