Scientists and the Establishment of a Mass Environmental Awareness (1950–1990)

The book adopts the philosophy of the "history in between", underlining the importance of examining the spaces between different regions and cultures to understand how environmental awareness is constructed. The volume, which brings together contributions from Asian and European scholars, emphasizes contextual understanding of environmental issues, where scientific knowledge, indigenous knowledge, and political actions interact and shape each other in complex ways. By exploring the global history of environmental awareness, scholars can discover how different societies have imagined and stabilized their relationships with the environment. This includes examining how scientific concepts, political actions, and cultural symbols have shaped environmental policies and public perceptions. The second key theme debated is the way in which different actors interact during the process of "world creation": the essays here published highlight how scientists play a crucial role in generating and disseminating knowledge on environmental issues, providing the empirical basis to understand environmental changes and their impacts.