How are citizenship and ecology connected?
How are citizenship and ecology connected? Citizenship and ecology are two concepts that are closely linked as they try to view the rights, responsibilities and expectations of individuals to and from their communities and environment.
Who coined the concept ecological citizenship?
There are many accounts of ecological, environmental or sustainable citizenship, yet Andrew Dobson’s concept of “ecological citizenship” (Dobson 2003, pp. 83–140) is generally referred to as a common point of reference (e.g., Seyfang 2005; Scerri 2009).
What are the two approaches to environmental citizenship?
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According to Melo-Escrihuela (2008), the discourse regarding Environmental Citizenship can be classified into two main categories: the personal duty or lifestyle approach and the participatory rights approach coming from both the liberal and republican political theories.
What are the two main trends regarding the promotion of ecological citizenship?
Two main trends are highlighted and analyzed, namely, the rights approach and the personal duty approach.