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This book explores environmental victims movements and how they have shaped the history of East Asia. The book focuses on the impact of these movements and whether the ideas of environmental justice in this region align with Western concepts or whether they take a different approach. Bringing together leading researchers in the field and using in-depth case studies from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China, the chapters trace the evolution of victims movements, uncover their distinctive characteristics, and reveal the forms of environmental sociology they have inspired. Offering fresh insights into the intersection of social activism and environmental change, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in environmental justice, social movements, and the dynamics of East Asian societies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1: Introduction: How to Conceptualize Environmental Victims Movements in East Asia In Our Own Words .- Chapter 2: Japan s Grassroots Environmental Thought Born of Victim-centric Movements.- Chapter 3: Development of Environmental Movements in South Korea.- Chapter 4: Environmental Justice in Taiwan: An East Asian Country s Reflection.- Chapter 5: Environmental Struggles in Contemporary China, 1949-2019.- Chapter 6: K gai (Public Nuisance) or Environmental Justice: Problematization of Environmental Pollution in Japan from a Social Constructionist Point of View.- Chapter 7: Environmental Justice Beyond the Language of Rights: An East Asian Perspective.- Chapter 8: In Our Own Words: Decolonising East Asian Epistemologies of the Environment.- Chapter 9: Conclusions: Environmental Justice and Beyond.
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Saburo Horikawa is Professor of Urban & Environmental Sociology at Hosei University, Japan.
Yoichi Yuasa is Professor of Environmental Sociology at Kanto Gakuin University, Japan.
Atsushi Hamamoto is Professor of Development & Environmental Sociology at Waseda University, Japan.
Masatoshi Sasaoka (1971-2025) was Professor of Political Ecology at Hokkaido University, Japan.
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This book explores environmental victims’ movements and how they have shaped the history of East Asia. The book focuses on the impact of these movements and whether the ideas of environmental justice in this region align with Western concepts or whether they take a different approach. Bringing together leading researchers in the field and using in-depth case studies from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China, the chapters trace the evolution of victims’ movements, uncover their distinctive characteristics, and reveal the forms of environmental sociology they have inspired. Offering fresh insights into the intersection of social activism and environmental change, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in environmental justice, social movements, and the dynamics of East Asian societies.
