The Birth and Evolution of Environmental Movements: A Historical Background
摘要
The inception of environmental movements is explained. Changing definitions and influencing factors in these movements are addressed considering a historical trajectory of evolution and transformation of movements since the nineteenth century to twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The birth of environmental awareness, rising concerns about nature, and the formation of environmental movement organizations are explained respectively. The historical background of environmental movements is analysed in detail regarding key moments that (re)shaped environmental movements which are as follows: