TY - JOUR
T1 - Resisting the costs of 'development'
T2 - Local environmental activism in Ireland
AU - Garavan, Mark
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - Irish environmentalism has frequently been described as characterised by 'localism' and compared with similar patterns in Southern Europe. Used thus, localism carries a negative connotation, suggesting that such activism does not reflect pure or genuine environmental commitment. Irish environmental activism is indeed predominantly local but these 'defences of place' may be far more socially and politically significant than is generally recognised. The concept of place constructed and advanced by local activists combines concerns about perceived threats and risks arising from specific projects with claims, both implicit and sometimes explicit, regarding human well-being and the quality of the natural environment. Thus, 'place' can act as a holistic concept encompassing notions of the good life. In this way, local-level activism can be linked to emerging political conflicts over the direction and character of modern society and gobalisation.
AB - Irish environmentalism has frequently been described as characterised by 'localism' and compared with similar patterns in Southern Europe. Used thus, localism carries a negative connotation, suggesting that such activism does not reflect pure or genuine environmental commitment. Irish environmental activism is indeed predominantly local but these 'defences of place' may be far more socially and politically significant than is generally recognised. The concept of place constructed and advanced by local activists combines concerns about perceived threats and risks arising from specific projects with claims, both implicit and sometimes explicit, regarding human well-being and the quality of the natural environment. Thus, 'place' can act as a holistic concept encompassing notions of the good life. In this way, local-level activism can be linked to emerging political conflicts over the direction and character of modern society and gobalisation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=35348955907&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09644010701634224
DO - 10.1080/09644010701634224
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:35348955907
SN - 0964-4016
VL - 16
SP - 844
EP - 863
JO - Environmental Politics
JF - Environmental Politics
IS - 5
ER -