This thesis analyzes the global ecological crisis. It divides the global ecological crisis in
to two major components: Climate change and biodiversity loss. Using a theoretical
methodology based on comparing and applying a variety of lenses from within
environmental sociology, the thesis asks and answers two questions: What are the causes
of the global ecological crisis, and how can we solve it? Drawing on the perspectives of
ecological modernization theory, ecological Marxism and deep ecology, the causes of
and solutions to the global ecological crisis are identified. The primary causes of the
crisis are found to be inefficient industrial technology, capitalism and an instrumentalist
and anthropocentric view of the natural world. The primary solutions, therefore, must
include a widespread shift towards clean and green technology, a transformative social
revolution, and a new ecocentric respect for the intrinsic value of non-human life. The
study offers many recommendations for policy makers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MANITOBA/oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/22075 |
| Date | 22 August 2013 |
| Creators | Church, Daniel |
| Contributors | Smandych, Russell (Sociology), Hudson, Mark (Sociology) Hudson, Ian (Economics) |
| Source Sets | University of Manitoba Canada |
| Detected Language | English |
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