The Role of Culture and Nationalism in Latvian Environmentalism and the Implications for Environmental Justice
The Role of Culture and Nationalism in Latvian Environmentalism and the Implications for Environmental Justice
This chapter examines the role of cultural elements and nationalism in the environmental movement in Latvia and its implications for environmental justice. It discusses how nationalism and cultural heritage inspired Latvian environmental activists to work towards independence from the former Soviet Union and suggests that Latvian environmental movement for independence was actually a call for environmental justice. This chapter also mentions that during this time the Soviet communist system was linked to environmental degradation.
Keywords: environmental movement, Latvia, cultural elements, nationalism, environmental justice, former Soviet Union, Soviet communist system, environmental degradation
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