Environmentalism is a field of thought in constant debate – a work in progress. This seems to be an inherent aspect of it: we inhabit natural and built systems the pattern of which is precisely constant change.
Political ecology appeared in the 1970s as a program of action for synching public policies with postulates emanating from a systemic vision of the world. Ecology arrived at the political arena in order to propose strategies and plans for political action.
The defining principles of eco-politics rest on two fundamental pillars which should always be present in the construction of public policies for the benefit of the common good: science and empathy.
