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Paper
Presentation #1 Title
Ecojustice as a paradigm for sustainability, community and diversity in Appalachia
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
Ecojustice as a paradigm for sustainability, community, and diversity in Appalachia
I wish to use Appalachia as a test case for the development of the ideas of community, diversity, and sustainability as a bridge to social and environmental justice. While physical damage is being done to the world environment, the case is particularly acute in Appalachia if we add the weight of the human and social damage in. The Appalachian case juxtaposes modernity and postmodern systems against a tradition of love of place, love of family and love of the spiritual.
“If we are articulating the outlines of an environmentally responsible culture, we must be prepared to address the problems faced by people in the places they inhabit. Degraded urban, suburban and rural environments are obstacles to the development of an environmental
conscience. (Roger J.H. King, 2002)
King’s words describe the twin threats poverty and environmental degradation that lead to the lack of environmental consciousness.
Unsaid is the struggle for survival these people are bound up in due to that environment. We know that isolation from the natural world creates a despondency in human beings and that despondency creates an antisocial culture which traps the inhabitants in a cycle of despair.
I believe the concepts contain within the paradigm of ecojustice can lead to an enlightened consciousness that promotes not only physical wellbeing and environmental healing but also spiritual wellbeing that could break the cycle of despair and social disintegration. in deeply impacted ecological regions such as Appalachia.
Roger J.H. King, 2002, in Ruth Chadwick and Doris Schroder, ed (2002),” Applied Ethics Critical Concepts In Philosophy”, Routledge Publishers: London. retrieved From Environmental Justice and Spiritual Ecology, Vijaya S M Indira, International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Research (IJSER) www.ijser.in ISSN (Online): 2347-3878, Impact Factor (2015): 3.791 Volume 4 Issue 11, November 2016
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Dr. Addington works part-time as an adjunct professor at Ohio University in the Patton College of Education. He teaches concepts in Diversity Education for pre-service education students. He has an extensive background in Environmental and Cultural Studies.
Conference Subthemes
Environmental Sustainability, Education, Diversity and Inclusion
Ecojustice as a paradigm for sustainability, community and diversity in Appalachia
Ecojustice as a paradigm for sustainability, community, and diversity in Appalachia
I wish to use Appalachia as a test case for the development of the ideas of community, diversity, and sustainability as a bridge to social and environmental justice. While physical damage is being done to the world environment, the case is particularly acute in Appalachia if we add the weight of the human and social damage in. The Appalachian case juxtaposes modernity and postmodern systems against a tradition of love of place, love of family and love of the spiritual.
“If we are articulating the outlines of an environmentally responsible culture, we must be prepared to address the problems faced by people in the places they inhabit. Degraded urban, suburban and rural environments are obstacles to the development of an environmental
conscience. (Roger J.H. King, 2002)
King’s words describe the twin threats poverty and environmental degradation that lead to the lack of environmental consciousness.
Unsaid is the struggle for survival these people are bound up in due to that environment. We know that isolation from the natural world creates a despondency in human beings and that despondency creates an antisocial culture which traps the inhabitants in a cycle of despair.
I believe the concepts contain within the paradigm of ecojustice can lead to an enlightened consciousness that promotes not only physical wellbeing and environmental healing but also spiritual wellbeing that could break the cycle of despair and social disintegration. in deeply impacted ecological regions such as Appalachia.
Roger J.H. King, 2002, in Ruth Chadwick and Doris Schroder, ed (2002),” Applied Ethics Critical Concepts In Philosophy”, Routledge Publishers: London. retrieved From Environmental Justice and Spiritual Ecology, Vijaya S M Indira, International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Research (IJSER) www.ijser.in ISSN (Online): 2347-3878, Impact Factor (2015): 3.791 Volume 4 Issue 11, November 2016
