Eco-Types: Five Ways of Caring about the Environment Kennedy Emily Huddart
Eco-Types: Five Ways of Caring about the Environment Kennedy Emily Huddart Why acknowledging diverse eco-social relationships can help us overcome the political polarization that undermines our…
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Eco-Types: Five Ways of Caring about the Environment Kennedy Emily Huddart
Why acknowledging diverse eco-social relationships can help us overcome the political polarization that undermines our ability to protect the environmentWhen we picture the ideal environmentalist, we likely have in mind someone who dedicates herself to reducing her own environmental footprint through individual choices about consumption--driving a fuel-efficient car, for example, or eating less meat, or refusing plastic straws. In Eco-Types, Emily Huddart Kennedy shows that there is more than one way to care about the environment, outlining a spectrum of eco-social relationships that range from engagement to indifference.Drawing on three years of interviews and research, Kennedy describes five archetypal relationships with the environment: the Eco-Engaged, often politically liberal, who have an This is a benchmark that many aspire to--and many others reject.