New thinking in environmental citizenship

Liberal Environmental Citizenship

‘Environmental citizenship’ is, like other forms of ‘adjectival citizenship’, a recent invention. The environmental citizen’s life may be rather different from that of the ‘average’ citizen. For example, she will ‘turn off the tap when brushing [her] teeth or washing her face’; ‘walk, ride [her] bike, carpool or use public transport when possible’; ‘shop at second-hand stores and garage sales ....

Evolutionary thinking in environmental economics

Evolutionary and environmental economics have a potentially close relationship. This paper reviews past and identifies potential applications of evolutionary concepts and methods to environmental economics. This covers a number of themes: resource use and ecosystem management; growth and environmental resources; economic and evolutionary progress; and individual behavior and environmental polic...

Critical thinking as a citizenship competence: teaching strategies

This article is about enhancing critical thinking as a crucial aspect of the competence citizens need to participate in society. First empirical research into the question which instructional strategies are ‘effective’ in enhancing critical thinking is reviewed. Characteristics of instruction that are assumed to enhance critical thinking are: paying attention to the development of the epistemol...

Media transformation and new practices of citizenship: the example of environmental activism in South Durban

The Open University's repository of research publications and other research outputs Media transformation and new practices of citizenship: the example of environmental activism in South Dur-ban Journal Article How to cite: Barnett, Clive (2002). Media transformation and new practices of citizenship: the example of environmental activism in South Durban. Transformation(51), pp. 1–21.

Media Transformation and New Practices of Citizenship: The example of environmental activism in post-apartheid Durban