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Bookchin formulated and developed the theory of social ecology and urban planning within anarchist, libertarian socialist, and ecological thought. He was the author of two dozen books covering topics in politics, philosophy, history, urban affairs, and social ecology.
The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy is a 1982 book by the American libertarian socialist and ecologist Murray Bookchin, in which the author describes his concept of social ecology, the idea that human social problems cause ecological problems and can be solved only by reorganizing society along ecological and ethical lines.
American environmental activist Murray Bookchin introduced the idea of social ecology. [5] He makes the case that environmentalists should be less concerned with addressing the idea that humans can and should manage nature, and more with focusing on the specific symptoms of a problem [5] [8] Social ecology was built on top of this philosophy.
Murray Bookchin, a founding figure of green anarchism and the chief proponent of social ecology. Green anarchism as a tendency was first developed by the American social anarchist Murray Bookchin. [24] Bookchin had already began addressing the problem of environmental degradation as far back as the 1950s. [25]
The Murray Bookchin Reader (1999) [31] Janet Biehl, The Politics of Social Ecology: Libertarian Municipalism (1998) ISBN 9781551641003; Bob Black, Anarchy After Leftisn (1997) ISBN 978-18905320-00; Andy Price, Recovering Bookchin: Social Ecology and the Crises of Our Time (2012) [32] Janet Biehl, Ecology or Catastrophe: The Life of Murray ...
Janet Biehl (born September 4, 1953) is an American author, copyeditor, translator, and artist. She authored several books and articles associated with social ecology, the body of ideas developed and publicized by Murray Bookchin.
Social-ecology, a French political movement Social ecology (ethics) , the concept of human interaction with the environment and its effect Social ecology (Bookchin) , a theory about the relationship between ecological and social issues, associated with Murray Bookchin
Scholar Michel Gueldry points out that social-ecology, represented by Éloi Laurent in France, is just one expression of "ecological thought", along with "simple living" (Pierre Rabhi), libertarian eco-communalism (Murray Bookchin), ecosocialism, political ecology ("in the sense of the vast leftist movement that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s ...