Mark B. Weldon. Fundamentals of Practical Environmentalism.

Akram, Adnan

Mark B. Weldon. Fundamentals of Practical Environmentalism. Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton: CRC Press. 2011. xii+201 pages. 49.99[pounds sterling] (Hardback).

Fundamentals of Practical Environmentalism focuses on decisions and choices at an individual level that affect the environment. The word "practical" implies that environmental decisions and choices should be sustainable. This book provides a guiding framework to help individuals make logical, meaningful choices and decisions related to the environment. The author proposes four pillars to help individuals analyse whether or not their environmental decision or proposed action is sustainable and (environmentally beneficial). The four pillars (environmental degradation, resource conservation, economic progress, and personal benefit) are all equally important, and the author shows how they can be combined to yield indications that will help individuals make rational, beneficial environmental choices and decisions. The book consists of three main sections: the first provides a theoretical background (the fundamentals) of environmentalism. The second section describes the four pillars in detail and shows how they can be combined into a guiding framework. The last section shows how practical environmentalism can help individuals make better environmental decisions that lead to true environmental progress, and illustrates a variety of case studies ranging from small personal environmental choices to the bigger and more complex problems of today.