Environmental Anthropology Engaging Ecotopia: Bioregionalism, Permaculture, and Ecovillages

In order to move global society towards a sustainable "ecotopia," solutions must be engaged in specific places and communities, and the authors here argue for re-orienting environmental anthropology from a problem-oriented towards a solutions-focused endeavor. Using case studies from around the world, the contributors--scholar-activists and activist-practitioners-- examine the interrelationships between three prominent environmental social movements: bioregionalism, a worldview and political ecology that grounds environmental action and experience; permaculture, a design science for putting the bioregional vision into action; and ecovillages, the ever-dynamic settings for creating sustainable local cultures.

Author: Joshua Lockyer
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 04/01/2013
Pages: 348
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780857458797

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2013

About the Author

Joshua Lockyer is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Arkansas Tech University where he is co-creating a bioregionally-based undergraduate anthropology program.