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Part 1: Environmental Values in Four Countries

Chapter 1 The Politics and Ethics of Going Green in China

Liu Yu, Pan Wei, Shen Mingming, Song Guojun, Vivian Bertrand, Mary Child, Judith Shapiro

05/01/06

This chapter from Forging Environmentalism examines two cases of China’s progressive environmental policies undertaken or backed by the government.

Chapter 2 From Kogai to Kankyo Mondai

Kada Yukiko, Tanaka Shigeru, Aoyagi-Usui Midori, Arakaki Tazusa, Watanabe Shinichi, Steven Hoffman

05/01/06

This chapter from Forging Environmentalism presents two (primary and secondary) industrial pollution case studies and two (primary and secondary) resource use cases studies in Japan.

Chapter 3 Rethinking Indian Environmentalism

Amita Baviskar, Kavita Philip, Subir Sinha

05/01/06

This chapter from Forging Environmentalism describes two case studies in India: air pollution control in Delhi and fisheries management in Kerala.

Chapter 4 Two Faces of American Environmentalism

David Jenkins, Scott Bruton, Joanne Bauer, Diane E. Austin, Thomas McGuire, Keith Kloor

05/01/06

This chapter from Forging Environmentalism presents two case studies: the small town of Grand Bois, Louisiana, which was sickened by the oilfield waste deposited in a nearby pit; and Civano, on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona, which was originally conceived as a solar village demonstration project.

Advance Praise

This excellent book makes a key contribution to the literature on environmental movements by providing rich case material pertaining to four environmentally critical countries. The book's movement from specific cases to general discussion is particularly valuable. Forging Environmentalism will inform and instruct practitioners, students, and scholars alike.

—JAMES GUSTAVE SPETH
Yale University

The cross-cultural study of environmentalism must now take inspiration from this amazing book which almost miraculously explains the deepest motives of environmental policy, law, and politics by comparing important case studies from China, Japan, India, and the United States. These studies, all brilliantly described and deeply researched, show the reader how concepts such as legality, populism, justice, tenacity, and caring differ fundamentally across cultural contexts and yet retain a human commonality. This collection of riches will reward anyone who wants to understand environmentalism across nations and cultures.

—MARK SAGOFF
University of Maryland, College Park

Forging Environmentalism is an outstanding addition to the literature on environmental policymaking. The volume explores the decision making process in four countries—Japan, China, India, and the United States—through a set of rich case studies, each of which underscores the importance of culture in shaping understandings and approaches to environmental policy. Editor Joanne Bauer does a masterful job of weaving together these individual cases into a seamless story that makes the book valuable for specialist and student alike.

—ELIZABETH C. ECONOMY
Council On Foreign Relations