Environmental Anthropology Engaging Ecotopia: Bioregionalism, Permaculture, and Ecovillages - Paperback

by Joshua Lockyer (Editor), James R. Veteto (Editor)

In order to move global society towards a sustainable "ecotopia," solutions must be engaged in specific places and communities, and the authors here argue for re-orienting environmental anthropology from a problem-oriented towards a solutions-focused endeavor. Using case studies from around the world, the contributors--scholar-activists and activist-practitioners-- examine the interrelationships between three prominent environmental social movements: bioregionalism, a worldview and political ecology that grounds environmental action and experience; permaculture, a design science for putting the bioregional vision into action; and ecovillages, the ever-dynamic settings for creating sustainable local cultures.

Author Biography

Joshua Lockyer is Professor of Anthropology at Arkansas Tech University where he is co-creating a bioregionally-based undergraduate anthropology program.