Beschreibung:
Collective responses to Ireland's dramatic transformation from a primarily agrarian and rural society to an industrialised economy obsessed by rapid growth and development occurred in two phases:
Reviews the most significant ecological campaigns in Ireland during the last four decades
Politics.- The Environmentalism Debate.- Irish Environmental Activism: From Woodquay to the 'Celtic Tiger'.- The Environmental Protection Agency and the Irish Green Party.- Communities.- Rural Sentiment and the Irish Environmental Movement.- Rural Sentiment as Ecological Capital.- Understanding Collective Action.- Campaigns: Phase One.- No Nukes: Carnsore Point.- The Anti-toxics Movement.- Mining: Tynagh and Donegal.- Campaigns: Phase Two.- Conservation: Mullaghmore.- Anti-incineration: Galway, Meath and Cork.- Resources: The Rossport 5 (Shell to Sea).- Roads: Glen of the Downs, Carrickmines and Tara.- Conclusion: Mapping the Consequences of Environmental Activism.