Michael Mason - Environmental democracy

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Michael Mason

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For my parents

First published in the UK in 1999 by

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Copyright Michael Mason, 1999

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This is as good a place as any to acknowledge my debt to several outstanding teachers who, in one way or another, encouraged me to reflect on and articulate my environmental interests in an informed manner Chaloner Chute, Mike French and Simon James. As a university student, Derek Gregory, the late Graham Smith and Bill Adams helped me to develop this intellectual curiosity in the most rewarding way possible. Now a university teacher myself, the high pedagogic standard set by all these individuals is the true benchmark by which I judge my own activities in the midst of an ever-increasing array of performance indicators. Bill Adams served as my PhD supervisor and has provided valuable feedback on several chapters in this work. I want to acknowledge also the comments on the initial book proposal by Tim O'Riordan and those of an anonymous referee. I fear that the arguments in the book may not meet all their constructive criticisms and suggestions, but their scrutiny has been welcome.