Environmental Understanding and Action
Toward Solutions:
Environmental Understanding and Action
| "What fuels more fundamental social change is a radical vision. Change does not come about from the mere fact of oppression. In the absence of hope for meaningful change, a sense that a better alternative exists and is possible, pessimism and cynicism prevail. A radical vision consists first of anger at the way things are, the feeling that conditions are intolerable, but if this is to lead beyond thoughtless and futile rebellion, it must be accompanied by a belief that a better alternative is not only desirable but possible; not necessarily tomorrow, but when the momentum can be turned around." --William K. Tabb, "After Seattle: Understanding the Politics of Globalization," Monthly Review, March 2000 |
Experience has shown that it is beneficial to think about solutions fairly early in the course, before delving into specific environmental issues. This should help you consider potential solutions to particular problems as we go along. We will again focus on solutions near the end of the course, after you have gained insight into various environmental problems.
Under this broad topic of Toward Solutions, material is presented in five linked pages (pursue each by clicking below):
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| "Realistic" ideals... |
Thomas Detwyler maintains this page (tdetwyle@uwsp.edu)
Last updated 8 June 2001