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- Date de réalisation : 7 Avril 2016
- Durée du programme : 22 min
- Classification Dewey : Respect de la nature et de la vie (morale de l'environnement, morale écologique)
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- Catégorie : Conférences
- Niveau : niveau Master (LMD), niveau Doctorat (LMD), Recherche
- Disciplines : Civilisation anglaise et américaine
- Collections : Regional Becomings in North America
- ficheLom : Voir la fiche LOM
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- Auteur(s) : JOHNSON Steven
- producteur : Université Toulouse-Jean Jaurès-campus Mirail
- Réalisateur(s) : SARAZIN Claire
- Editeur : SCPAM / Université Toulouse-Jean Jaurès-campus Mirail
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- Langue : Anglais
- Mots-clés : environnement (protection)
- Conditions d’utilisation / Copyright : Tous droits réservés aux auteurs et à l'Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès.

Evolution of the Ecotopian Myth in the Pacific Northwest into a Culture of Sustainability / Steven Reed Johnson
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Evolution of the Ecotopian Myth in the Pacific Northwest into a Culture of Sustainability / Steven Reed Johnson
Evolution of the Ecotopian Myth in the Pacific Northwest into a Culture of Sustainability / Steven Reed Johnson, in symposium international "Regional Becomings in North America" organisé, sous la responsabilité scientifique de Wendy Harding (Cultures Anglo-Saxonnes (CAS), Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, France) et Nancy Cook (University of Montana, USA), Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, 7-8 avril 2016.
Session 2: Bioregional Becomings II.
When Ernest
Callenbach, author of Ecotopia,
embarked on his first book tour in the Pacific Northwest in 1975, Portland, Oregon was hardly an exemplary sustainable community. Callenbach's book tour was sponsored by Rain magazine, a pioneering journal of
sustainable practices. In the pages of Rain
(1974--1988) and the actions of a
handful of grassroots organizations, the origins of the sustainable culture in
the Northwest can be recognized.
This paper documents the birth of
the myth of ecotopia during Portland's civic reconstruction (1968--1980) period
to the present Portland, an exemplary sustainable community. The transformation is explored as a cultural
shift, not just a political one. In
Portland there is a green way of thinking and solving community problems, born
from utopian ideals; now infused in the civic culture.
The paper will then explore
current challenges for Portland and any community with sustainable and
resilience goals, including: social
equity, making room for diverse and transformative dialogue, and the danger of
isolation in a global economy.
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