Articulates the values and orientation of the environmentalism of the poor, and explores the conflicting priorities of South and North that were so dramatically highlighted at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. This book presents analyses of environmental conflicts and ideologies in four continents: North and South America, Asia and Europe.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

'This fruitful collaboration touches upon the fundamentals of ecological behaviours and ecological politics 'a pleasure to read.' Elmar Altvater, Professor of Political Economy, Free University of Berlin.