Ressource pédagogique : Evolution of the Ecotopian Myth in the Pacific Northwest into a Culture of Sustainability / Steven Reed Johnson

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Evolution of the Ecotopian Myth in the Pacific Northwest into a Culture of Sustainability / Steven Reed Johnson, in symposium international "Regional Becomings in North America" organisé, sous la responsabilité scientifique de Wendy Harding (Cultures Anglo-Saxonnes (CAS), Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, France) et Nancy Cook (University of Montana, USA), Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, 7-8 avril 2016. Session 2: Bioregional Becomings II. When Ernest Callenbach, author of Ecotopia, embarked on his first book tour in the Pacific Northwest in 1975, Portland, Oregon was hardly an exemplary sustainable community. Callenbach's book tour was sponsored by Rain magazine, a pioneering journal of sustainable practices. In the pages of Rain (1974--1988) and the actions of a handful of grassroots organizations, the origins of the sustainable culture in the Northwest can be recognized. This paper documents the birth of the myth of ecotopia during Portland's civic reconstruction (1968--1980) period to the present Portland, an exemplary sustainable community. The transformation is explored as a cultural shift, not just a political one. In Portland there is a green way of thinking and solving community problems, born from utopian ideals; now infused in the civic culture. The paper will then explore current challenges for Portland and any community with sustainable and resilience goals, including: social equity, making room for diverse and transformative dialogue, and the danger of isolation in a global economy.

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• Respect de la nature et de la vie (morale de l'environnement, morale écologique) (179.1)

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