Environmentalism in Central and Southeastern Europe : historical perspectives /

Environmentalism in Central and Southeastern Europe : historical perspectives / edited by Hrvoje Petrić and Ivana Žebec Silj. - Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, (c)2017. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Preface; Introduction; Part I: Environmentalism and Environmental Movements; Chapter One: Where Technology and Environmentalism Meet; Chapter Two: Environmental Thought in Slovenia; Chapter Three: Civil Society and Environmental Protection NGOs in Croatia, 1989-2014; Chapter Four: Religion and Ecology in Croatia; Chapter Five: Something Old, Something New; Chapter Six: Environmental Narratives and Sociopolitical Agendas in Greece in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries Chapter Seven: The History of Environmental Movements and the Development of Environmental Thought in Turkey, 1850-1980Part II: Nature Protection and Specific Landscapes; Chapter Eight: Man and Nature in Central Europe during the "Long" Nineteenth Century from the Slovak Point of View; Chapter Nine: Protecting the Alps; Chapter Ten: The Origins and Developmental Course of the Plitvice Lakes National Park; Chapter Eleven: Contrasting the "Sunny Side"; Chapter Twelve: The Development of the Concept of Forest Sustainability in Transylvania, the Banat, Bukovina, Moldavia, and Wallachia until 1918

This collection examines the historical development of society's relationship to the environment in Central and Southeastern Europe. The contributors analyze the growth of environmental consciousness since the eighteenth century, the inception of environmental history as an academic discipline, and the rise of environmental movements in the region.



9781498527651

2017014070


Environmentalism--History.--Europe, Central
Environmentalism--History.--Balkan Peninsula


Electronic Books.

GE199 / .E585 2017