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The environmental movement in Ireland / Liam Leonard.

By: Material type: TextTextLondon : Springer, c2008Description: xvi, 234 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781402068119 .
  • 9781402068119 .
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The environmentalism debate -- Irish environmental activism: from Woodquay to the celtic tiger -- The Environmental Protection Agency and the Irish Green Party -- Rural sentiment and the Irish environmental movement -- Rural sentiment as ecological capital -- Understanding collective action -- No nukes: Carnsore Point -- The anti-toxics movement -- Mining: Tynagh and Donegal -- 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
Summary: 'The Environmental Movement in Ireland' examines key themes in Irish environmental politics, including the main components that have come to define such events, and incidents of environmental collective action in this country during 40 years of growth and development.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-228) and index.

The environmentalism debate -- Irish environmental activism: from Woodquay to the celtic tiger -- The Environmental Protection Agency and the Irish Green Party -- Rural sentiment and the Irish environmental movement -- Rural sentiment as ecological capital -- Understanding collective action -- No nukes: Carnsore Point -- The anti-toxics movement -- Mining: Tynagh and Donegal -- 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

'The Environmental Movement in Ireland' examines key themes in Irish environmental politics, including the main components that have come to define such events, and incidents of environmental collective action in this country during 40 years of growth and development.

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